We like to communicate. Even just being next to them is somehow more pleasant. A special power emanates from them: understanding, awareness, goodwill. Is this what intelligence is? We will try to formulate what it is and how to recognize it in a person in our short conversation.
We will rely on statements and observations from psychology and social sciences. This concept has become interesting not only to us here and now, but also to researchers of human character. Modern realities have changed little in the essence of the concept, which means that knowing it is just as useful.
What is intelligence: definition and essence
Intelligence is usually called those that together help him meet social expectations in a variety of ways. It is considered an obligatory attribute of the stratum of the population, considered advanced, to some extent elite. The bearers of the cultural fund of humanity are also credited with intelligence.
The problem of intelligence is interesting from the perspective of its constituent elements. Through them it will be easier for us to highlight the essence of the concept.
Components of intelligence
The concept of intelligence includes psychological, intellectual, and ethical aspects.
Thus, independent thinking, conscious conclusions about certain facts of the surrounding world, control of behavior and emotionality are some of the brightest manifestations of intelligence.
The essence of the concept through its components
Intelligence is the ability to think independently, to make judgments about the affairs of people and the manifestations of the universe. This also includes such ethical concepts as nobility and cordiality. Intellectual productivity, mental alertness, firmness and reliability of what is said by a bearer of intelligence (we will call such a person that way), tolerance for other manifestations of human character are also identified as components. They help to better understand the essence of intelligence.
The attitude towards the cultural and scientific achievements of one’s people and humanity as a whole is important for intelligence. Thus, a person is supposed to be interested in and respect history, art and other directions in the development of human thought.
Why does a modern person need intelligence?
The importance of intelligence should not be underestimated even in the age of radically new ways of interaction between individuals (we mean electronic technologies). So, it gives us the strength to remain friendly and open to people. Understanding and accepting new things, demonstrating emotions, respecting the opinions of others and not interfering in their personal spheres of life is already intelligence. What else is special about it?
Being an intelligent person, a person steadfastly endures manifestations of rudeness and lack of culture, expresses his thoughts more freely and is ready to resist injustice. He has a developed sense of the common good, high moral values, which are usually called traditional.
How to become an intelligent person?
To develop your intelligence, you need to constantly work on your personal qualities.
It all starts in the family. It is upbringing that forms the first communication skills, respect for other people’s opinions, and the ability to listen and hear. The foundation of intelligence is laid by parents through upbringing in a favorable atmosphere.
Reading contributes to this in the best possible way. Classic literature will feed your brain and your sense of beauty.
Although education in educational institutions is not everything, it is an equally important factor. The information and social environment gives a lot to a person. Among intelligent people, the personality itself begins to rise to their level.
An interesting factor in the development of intelligence is charity in all possible forms. By learning to give and help in word and deed, a person always grows above himself. A sense of responsibility for one’s actions also develops, as does a great awareness of one’s help to others. This is a kind of self-education by which a person is able to transform himself.
How to recognize an intelligent person?
The signs of intelligence are quite specific. So, from the first words spoken by a person, you will hear logical, literate speech, decorated with aphorisms. His education is predominantly higher. Behavior is reserved, but sincere, a wonderful sense of humor.
Good manners are a mandatory sign of an intelligent person. At the same time, he refrains from condemning the behavior of others until he knows their motives.
conclusions
Thus, we have formed a certain image of the concept of “intelligence”. What it is, how this trait manifests itself and what it can give to its bearer - all this is now easier to imagine.
We like the manifestation of this trait in other people, because communication with such individuals is extremely pleasant. To improve yourself, it is worth developing and maintaining intelligence. What it is for you personally - you will determine when you realize what you need. Let us briefly summarize the generally accepted concept in such a way that intelligence is expressed in the emotional, intellectual, cultural, and ethical aspects of the human personality.
The value of intelligence is great. Develop these qualities in yourself, it will be easier for you to form a full-fledged personality. Thus, developing intelligence in oneself means growing above all oneself.
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Of course, high education is not intelligence in itself, but it is something that generally unites all intelligent people. Education is not limited only to a narrow professional circle of interests, but is constantly growing, increasing in volume, expanding in a wide variety of areas.
A book is an integral attribute of an intelligent person, and not so much because it is necessary, but simply because one cannot help but read, one cannot help but learn something new, developing and supplementing one’s thoughts. An intelligent person is driven by some invisible force towards culture, knowledge, thought.
An intelligent person is basically a theorist. Even if he is engaged in some very specific business, he achieves great things in it, but the main thing that drives him is thought. One can even argue that it is for the sake of thought that he acts, and this thought fuels all his deeds. Continuous mental activity is what distinguishes an intelligent person from a simple one.
In his affairs, an intelligent person is aimed at universality; he wants to discover something that will be useful and acceptable to everyone. In this sense, we can say that he respects the interests of the common good. Therefore, truly intelligent professions have always been considered such as a teacher, doctor, writer, actor, artist - these are those people who work for the benefit of all people.
An intelligent person always feels acutely, and, consequently, all its flaws and imperfections. His high regard for lies, hypocrisy, dishonesty, and the troubles of complete strangers does not leave anyone indifferent. Often all these experiences are much higher than taking care of yourself, your own people and loved ones.
Therefore, activity, both specific physical and mental, is aimed at remaking the existing reality. An intelligent person dreams of creating a world in which everyone will be happy. He is enthusiastic about his work, his occupation, and often, working even in one area, he manages to change something, somehow influence people, even from his immediate environment.
And that is why, carrying these thoughts within himself, an intelligent person has a high culture of communication, simplicity, and attentiveness to his interlocutor. It seems that this person is as close as possible and, at the same time, as far as possible from you. And this assumption is correct, because the field of its existence is not here and now, next to you, but in your head, in thoughts and ideas, in an endless internal dialogue.
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- Credo New is a theoretical journal.
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Once in an interview, Academician Dmitry Sergeevich Likhachev said a short monologue: “Is it possible to pretend to be a knowledgeable person? You can if you remember a few facts. Is it possible to pretend to be smart? Yes, you can, if you remember a few connections between facts. Is it possible to pretend to be an intelligent person? It is forbidden".
Many people think that receiving an education, a candidate's degree and defending a doctorate, years spent traveling, knowing several languages - all this makes an intelligent person. What if such an “intellectual” is deprived of all his knowledge? After all, a lot can happen in life. And then what? Emptiness, stupidity, and maybe even selfishness and soullessness... A truly intelligent person can be deprived of education, knowledge and memory. He can forget everything, but at the same time a sense of aesthetics and responsibility will remain in his soul, towards knowledge. He will admire you and will never show indifference, rudeness, or envy towards his neighbor. In a word, intelligence manifests itself in the ability to understand others. Education is synonymous with intelligence. Another thing is spirituality, which is accompanied by honor, dignity, decency and a clear conscience - all these are signs of intelligence. It is impossible that a soulless person is disgusting and insignificant, he is simply weak. No, not physically, his weakness manifests itself in anger and envy of everything around him, in misunderstanding and rudeness. Such weakness is not just a flaw, it is an inability to live and enjoy life. And as mentioned above, an intelligent person always shows understanding and sympathy for the weak. Perhaps this is why there are known cases where the intelligentsia was destroyed and humiliated. Weak people were afraid of intelligent people; they became furious that someone could be stronger (morally) and wiser than them. The weak had power, and the intelligent had soul. Intelligence is not a document with many seals. This is a life position and mental balance. An intelligent person is original in the expression of his feelings, courageous and able to protect the offended. As they say: “The secret always becomes clear.” Likewise, intelligent falsity can be clearly identified over time. Whether by accident or design, one day the fake person will reveal his true self. This can manifest itself in behavior, in the manner of dressing, and in habits, even in the expression of thoughts or apartment. In the modern world, “Intelligence” is ambiguous, but overall, it’s probably just a good person.
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It's nice to spend a weekend reading a book and enjoying the development of the plot. True, with a large selection to choose from, it’s not easy to decide right away. What interesting things can you find from serious writers?
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Read Irving Stone's biographical novel Michelangelo. Torment and joy." You will learn details of the life and work of Michelangelo Buonarotti. The greatest sculptor and artist of the Renaissance went through a difficult life path: he experienced wealth and recognition and the endless intrigues of envious people. His well-being and creativity depended entirely on the favor of the popes, who, to his misfortune, changed too often. After the death of each, the fate of the great one changed radically. You will get acquainted with facts about how Michelangelo created the legendary sculpture “David”, and what patrons he had. You may be interested in the details of the work on painting the famous frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. The biography describes the difficult, and rather competitive, relationship between Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
By reading Carlos Castaneda's book "Journey to Ixtlan", you can get acquainted with the mysterious world of shamans of ancient Mexico. The author of the book was a simple American anthropologist and carried out research work on plants. The meeting with the magician Don Juan turned his life upside down. Carlos paid less and less attention to his career as a scientist, and soon, unnoticed by himself, he took the Path of the Warrior. Several times a year, Castaneda visited his teacher, and they talked for a long time. Many times their trips to the Sanor desert ended in a revolution of consciousness for the pedantic scientist. Carlos recorded all his encounters with the mysterious and incomprehensible. He desperately resisted, questioning his new knowledge. This book should not be taken solely as a manual for modern shamans. It will be very interesting for lovers of metaphors and allegories. You will learn self-irony, appreciate every moment of life and take responsibility for what is happening. From the book you can learn about the sources of Personal Power. The shaman reveals the secrets of ancient tribes and teaches how to achieve your goals, living in harmony with the world and paying attention to. “Journey to Ixtlan” is an allegorical story about the search for oneself, one’s best path in life.
In the collection “Humor of Serious Writers” by F. Krivin you will find many stories by Russians with an uncharacteristic humorous form of presentation. The book contains ironic essays by A.N. Tolstoy, F.M. Dostoevsky, M.A. Bulgakov and many others. Read the story by F.M. Dostoevsky's "Crocodile", in which Ivan Matveevich decided to act outside the box in order to attract public attention. The official concluded that if he was swallowed by a crocodile, he would be spotted there sooner. Outside the crocodile, he had no such opportunity. Ivan Matveevich invited his wife to join, but she was embarrassed by the thought of her unpresentable appearance. The official's friend tried to save his comrade and cited the advantages of a free life. However, those swallowed have their own. Find out how his prank ended for Ivan Matveevich and what was the hidden subtext of F.M. Dostoevsky.
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A very interesting concept is intelligence. It’s always on everyone’s lips, but not everyone understands the true meaning of this word. What is this anyway? Does it have anything to do with education? Is it possible to have one without the other?
In order to draw any conclusions or build various cause-and-effect relationships, it is worth understanding what intelligence is and what education is. Intelligence - the ability to think, listen to other people and make judgments. Moreover, this includes respect for human history, culture and moral integrity. “This is the ability to understand, to perceive the world around us, this is a tolerant attitude towards the world”, wrote the Soviet and Russian philologist, cultural critic, art critic, doctor of philological sciences and professor Dmitry Sergeevich Likhachev. That is, a person who observes the laws of decency and behaves culturally in any social environment can be called intelligent. He knows how to control himself, restrain negative impulses and excessive emotionality. He also calmly expresses his thoughts, objectively evaluates his actions and admits mistakes. An intelligent person can safely be called well-mannered. Education same - the presence of knowledge and skills provided by education. To be called an educated person, you must have certain skills. One of the main ones is reading. Moreover, by reading we mean not just “putting letters into words,” but the ability to think and reflect on what is written, evaluate the usefulness of what you read and draw conclusions. The second required skill, writing, consists of unobtrusively and extremely clearly expressing your point of view on paper or in print. Numeracy - knowledge of arithmetic and applied mathematics (the ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, calculate with fractions and percentages) is the next skill characteristic of an educated person. Also important is the ability to formulate one’s own opinion—to question facts and phenomena and try to trace their connection with reality. Of course, one cannot fail to mention politeness, good manners and a constant desire for self-development.
The difference is simple and obvious: education is directly related to learning, and intelligence is directly related to the state of mind and upbringing. Of course, one can follow from the other, but they are different. An educated person may have intelligence, then he is truly a worthy role model. However, there are common cases when a person has a higher education, high status and good financial situation, but has not learned how to behave correctly in society and communicate with people. These things turn others off. Moreover, they can cause surprise when they do not meet expectations. After all, it’s funny when a person with several higher educations begins to prove something in anger, pays attention only to his own point of view and forgets that others exist? Definitely funny. And it happens when an uneducated person is inherently intelligent: he does not have a decent education, but he is always calm, tolerant, polite and pleasant in communication. After all, a person can be well-mannered, but uneducated. This happens quite often, as proven by countless examples from Russian classical literature.
The very tragic, but at the same time interesting to read, Maxim Gorky’s play “At the Lower Depths” clearly illustrates this situation. The actor, being a former stage performer, found himself poor and began to live in a rooming house. He differs from others in his manner of conversation and love of art, which is one of the most important signs of intelligence. He stubbornly continues to see beauty, even when he finds himself among dirt and lies. Another current example can be found in Mikhail Bulgakov’s story “The Heart of a Dog.” Professor Preobrazhensky is a true intellectual of the early twentieth century. Among the rude, loud, fanatical revolutionaries represented by Shvonder, he continues to behave calmly and responds culturally to all insults. Preobrazhensky understands that culture is internal education, the ability to conduct an argument through constructive dialogue, and not abuse. Citing examples from literature, one cannot fail to mention Mikhail Lermontov’s novel “A Hero of Our Time,” where Maxim Maksimovich, a man of simple origin, unlike Pechorin, tries to get along with people and help at the call of his soul. He avoids conflicts with officers, is not prone to veneration, is open and truthful.
It is worth saying that intelligence is a rather vague “substance”, which, on the one hand, can be part of education, and on the other, can exist separately. Often this property is instilled by the family. However, there is another opinion - intelligence can and should be learned. There are many ways: look at other people and how they communicate, try to adopt these skills. Moreover, remember how they react to anger, aggression, and how they perceive joy, how often they thank other people or greet them. Also how do they show politeness and most importantly why? At one time it is an established habit, such as saying good morning or saying hello to colleagues, and at another time it is a necessity. For example, when asking a stranger for help.
Is intelligence given to a person by nature? The issue remains controversial. In any case, while encroaching on the heights of knowledge, having diplomas, holding a high position and receiving a large salary, you should not put good manners in second place.
We would all like to communicate with cultured, enlightened, educated people who respect the boundaries of personal space. Intelligent people are just such ideal interlocutors.
Translated from Latin, intelligence means cognitive strength, skill, and ability to understand. Those who have intelligence - intellectuals, are usually involved in mental work and are distinguished by high culture. The signs of an intelligent person are:
- High level of education.
- Activities associated with creativity.
- Involvement in the process of dissemination, preservation and rethinking of culture and values.
Not everyone agrees that the intelligentsia includes a highly educated stratum of the population engaged in mental work. The opposition point of view understands intelligence primarily as the presence of a high moral culture.
Terminology
Based on the Oxford Dictionary definition, intelligentsia is a group that strives to think for itself. The new cultural hero is an individualist, one who can deny social norms and rules, in contrast to the old hero, who serves as the embodiment of these norms and rules. The intellectual is thus a nonconformist, a rebel.
Gasparov traces the history of the term “intelligentsia”: at first it meant “people with intelligence,” then “people with a conscience,” and later “good people.” The researcher also gives Yarho’s original explanation of what “intelligent” means: this is a person who does not know much, but has a need, a thirst to know.
Who is an intelligent person and how does he differ from an intellectual? If an intellectual is a person who has a certain special spiritual and moral portrait, then intellectuals are professionals in their field, “people with intelligence.”
A high level of culture, tact, and good manners are the descendants of secularism, courtliness, philanthropy and grace. Good manners are not about “not sticking your fingers in your nose,” but the ability to behave in society and be reasonable - conscious care for yourself and others.
Gasparov emphasizes that currently, such an understanding of intelligence is relevant, which is associated with relationships between people. We are talking not just about interpersonal interaction, but about one that has a special property - to see in another not a social role, but a human one, to treat the other as a person, equal and worthy of respect.
According to Gasparov, in the past the intelligentsia performed a function that wedged itself into the relationship between the higher and the lower. This is something more than just intelligence, education, and professionalism. The intelligentsia was required to revise the fundamental principles of society. Performing the function of self-awareness of society, intellectuals create an ideal, which is an attempt to experience reality from within the system.
This is in contrast to intellectuals, who, in response to the question of society’s self-awareness, create sociology - objective knowledge, a view “from the outside.” Intellectuals deal with schemes, clear and immutable, and the intelligentsia deal with feeling, image, standard.
Educating yourself
How to become an intelligent person? If intelligence is understood as a respectful attitude towards the individual, then the answer is simple: respect the boundaries of someone else’s psychological space, “don’t burden yourself.”
The strength of spirit of an intellectual, according to Lotman, allows him not to give in to difficulties. Intellectuals will do everything that is necessary, that cannot be avoided at a critical moment. Intelligence is a high spiritual flight, and people who are capable of this flight accomplish real feats, because they are able to stand where others give up, because they have nothing to rely on.
An intellectual is a fighter; he cannot tolerate evil and tries to eradicate it. The following qualities, according to Lotman and intelligence researcher Tepikin, are inherent in intellectuals (the most characteristic, coinciding between the two researchers):
- Kindness and tolerance.
- Integrity and willingness to pay for it.
- Resilience and fortitude.
- The ability to go to war for her ideals (an intelligent girl, just like a man, will defend what she considers worthy and honest).
- Independence of thinking.
- Fighting injustice.
The Russian philologist Likhachev noted the ease of communication of an intellectual, the complete absence of an intellectual. He identified the following qualities that are closely related to intelligence:
- Self-esteem.
- The ability to think.
- A proper degree of modesty, understanding the limitations of one’s knowledge.
- Openness, the ability to hear others.
- Be careful, you cannot be quick to judge.
- Delicacy.
- Prudence regarding the affairs of others.
- Persistence in defending a just cause (an intelligent man does not knock on the table).
You should be wary of becoming a semi-intellectual, like anyone who imagines that he knows everything. These people make unforgivable mistakes - they don’t ask, don’t consult, don’t listen. They are deaf, for them there are no questions, everything is clear and simple. Such imaginations are intolerable and cause rejection.
1. Put yourself in the other person's shoes.
2. Feel the connectedness of all people, their commonality, fundamental similarity.
3. Clearly distinguish between your own and someone else’s territory. This means not loading others with information that is only interesting to yourself, not raising your voice above the average sound level in the room, and not getting too close.
4. Try to understand your interlocutor, respect him, perhaps practice proving other people’s points of view, but not condescendingly, but truly.
5. Be able to deny yourself, develop, deliberately creating a little discomfort and overcoming it gradually (carry candy in your pocket, but not eat it; engage in physical activity at the same time every day).
The intelligentsia as the conscience of the nation is gradually disappearing due to the emergence of a layer of professionals in power. Intellectuals will replace intellectuals in this field. But nothing can replace intelligence at work, among acquaintances and friends, on the street and in public institutions. A person must be intelligent in the sense of the ability to feel equals in his interlocutors, to show respect, because this is the only worthy form in communication between people. Author: Ekaterina Volkova
Intelligence is a whole set of characterological, mental and social qualities of an individual that contribute to meeting the expectations of society that are presented to members of a cultural society and other representatives of its highest part. Human intelligence implies a highly developed mental and cognitive processes, which allows a person to evaluate and make his own judgments about various spheres of human manifestation. It is also a certain personal maturity, responsible for the ability to make independent decisions and have one’s own point of view on the concept of the world order. Of the characterological characteristics, a person’s intelligence is manifested in reliability and nobility, consistency of thoughts, words and actions, as well as the presence of an active interest in culture, history and art.
What is intelligence
An intelligent person demonstrates his personal dignity in the professional and social sphere, striving to achieve better results and bring benefit to humanity through his activities to the extent that his chosen specialization allows. The concept of decency and honor is inseparable from intelligence and is manifested in the adequacy of actions, orientation towards one’s own meanings and values, non-susceptibility to external influence, correctness in relation to others, regardless of their position and behavior.
The intelligentsia is a special community of people engaged in mental work, striving to accumulate and systematize existing knowledge, as well as its further transfer and the discovery of new experience. A person’s desire to submit his own intellectual and sensory experience to reflexive analysis, the ability to notice details and patterns, strive for knowledge and never-ending curiosity can be characterized as internal intelligence. This also includes the presence of high internal values in maintaining the moral and ethical qualities and manifestations of humanity.
Inner intelligence is impossible without a broad outlook and great internal experience, as well as constant openness to new things. There is no place for dictatorship, that in the behavior of other people, in their preferences, traditions and beliefs are not condemned. Before making a conclusion about someone, an intelligent person will try to understand as much as possible about a particular action, and if the action turns out to be beyond the limits of what is permissible by morality, then it is the action, not the person, that will be subject to censure.
The concept of intelligence appeared to characterize a certain group of people (intelligentsia) engaged in mental work, when the number of such people increased compared to ancient times, where physical work predominated. When activities that did not bring visible and quick results began to actively shape society and the paths of human development, certain markers appeared for classifying a person as an intelligentsia. Just intellectual work is not enough; it is necessary that the activity corresponds to the maintenance of cultural values and contributes to the development of both an individual person (which is clearly represented by the activities of teachers) and large human associations (which concerns the establishment of legislative state law).
In many societies, the concept of the intelligentsia is replaced by the concept of intellectuals who are engaged in the same type of activity, but do not pretend to bring new good meaning to the masses. These people are characterized by greater modesty, less desire to rank people by class and merit, and also give everyone their own priorities based on their judgments. At the same time, they continue to develop themselves and develop the surrounding space with their own professional contribution.
And there are quite a lot of similar varieties and branches, which complicates the description of intelligence as an unambiguous concept with clear parameters and characteristics. Several centuries ago, for example, even the intelligentsia was divided into certain classes, where there were representatives: the highest intelligentsia, involved in the social and spiritual sphere, having a fairly large influence on the formation of the moral requirements of society; the average intelligentsia also find employment in the social sphere, but their activities are more practical (if the former see the people, the latter see specific faces and destinies), these people are directly involved in the implementation of good ideas (teachers and doctors); The lower intelligentsia is also called semi-intelligentsia and is engaged in helping the middle intelligentsia, combining physical and social development activities (these are medical assistants, assistants, technicians, laboratory assistants).
But, despite such crude attempts to divide people and intelligence itself on the basis of the activity performed, this turned out to be incorrect and reflects only one aspect of the manifestation, while innate intelligence can also manifest itself in a person of physical labor and not high intellectual abilities. Here the first place comes to behavior and the ability to analyze what is happening, draw conclusions, as well as the style of interaction with others. This aspect is closely related to upbringing, which can be instilled, or can be a consequence of a person’s inner worldview. And then the signs of intelligence become not the activity performed, but the presence of a person’s constant desire for development, the ability to behave with dignity, regardless of the circumstances and who is in front of him.
How to become an intelligent person
An intelligent person is able to restrain his emotional manifestations, negative emotions, knows how to process them, and learn from mistakes made. Criticism is perceived as a tool for self-improvement, and having self-confidence helps to treat others with respect and tolerance.
The intelligentsia, as a social stratum, does not always contain exclusively intelligent people. Often there are doctors who are rude to people, teachers who do not respect the individual, but with such frequency you can meet an exceptionally kind and caring technician or a cultured and courteous girl who does not have a higher education. Confusing these concepts is a serious mistake, because class division cannot reflect the totality of personal qualities.
Innate intelligence is not the only factor determining the presence of intelligent manifestations. Of course, some character traits, innate mechanisms of the nervous system responsible for the type of reaction, and the upbringing environment influence the personality, but this is not a given, but only prerequisites with which it will be either easier or more difficult to absorb the principles of decent behavior. Moreover, how the process occurs depends solely on the person and his motivation, accordingly, if you make an effort, you can achieve anything.
The basic concepts of intelligence include cultural behavior, benevolence and tolerance towards people and their manifestations, and only in second place are breadth of outlook and the ability for global or divergent thinking. Therefore, it is necessary to develop your ability to interact with others, starting with goodwill, which will attract more attentive and positive views to you. Look in the mirror and evaluate your gaze (it is the one that creates the first impression upon contact), and if you look gloomy, aggressive, cold, if your gaze makes you want to defend yourself or remain silent, then you should train another one. An open, warm look with a slight smile will endear you to a person and show that you are ready to interact, and not to attack and conflict. Goodwill in communication is manifested by a culture of communication, which implies the absence of obscene words and respect for personal boundaries (beware of inappropriate questions or overly direct, especially negative comments). When communicating, set yourself the goal of making a person’s day a little better, and then act according to the situation - someone needs to be listened to, someone needs to be helped, and for others, tactfulness in not noticing mistakes will be enough.
A tolerant attitude means accepting the existence of other points of view, but this does not mean that they should change your beliefs. If a person acts against your moral values, show tolerance and do not persist in setting him on the right path, but distance yourself, without allowing your own feelings to suffer. Respect other people's choices and demand respect for yours, but not with hysterics and anger, but with a dignified removal from the source of discomfort.
Expand your knowledge, and for this you don’t have to memorize tedious textbooks, the world is much wider and more multifaceted, so look for what interests you. The main thing is to develop and learn new things at least a little from everywhere; in such cases, it is better to go to a concert of a new group than to rewatch the series for the fifth time.
Modesty and sincerity will lead you to a better quality of life, and the ability to live according to your own conscience develops your personality. Try not to weigh yourself down with false merits (like artificial diamonds), but to find and develop your strong traits and.
