Many Singaporeans erroneously thought people who score many "A"s
academically are intelligent. To me, they are good at regurgitating
the knowledge they have acquired. This only shows book smart people
have a photographic memory. There are many book smart people who
end up getting scammed time after time. "A fool and his money are
soon parted". This is proof enough such people cannot be considered
as intelligent. A truly intelligent person is one who has the
following characteristics : 1. Able to analyse, assess a situation
correctly 2. Preempt a small problem before it blossoms into an
uncontrollable disaster 3. Astute: have the ability to accurately
predict the future events based on the current scenarios 4. Think
and not behave like a robot 5. Ability to react appropriately to
impromptu situations 6. Pragmatic and wise in the expenditure. 7.
Think out of the box=innovative 8. Got the basic common sense.
Alibaba's boss ever scored 1 point for his mathematics examination.
He had failed in his examination. To the people who emphasise on
paper chase, he might be considered as not intelligent. He
now is a tycoon because he is street smart.Street smart
people do not need the paper qualification to prove their real
worth. Their accumulated assets is the exemplary proof that
they have succeeded by tapping on true intelligence. Even in
the most trying situations, they are able to emerge the ultimate
winners because of their tenacity. This is evidenced that good
grades do not measure a person's intelligence. It is disheartening
to read headlines like on a yearly basis hundreds of million
dollars were scammed from Singaporeans. The con syndicates just
need to change the product using the same concept and once again
book smart people fall into the trap. It is better to be street
smart than book smart. Extracted from my manuscript