{"id":1727,"date":"2015-04-20T17:42:05","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T15:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=1727"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:25:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:25:57","slug":"the-downsides-of-being-clever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2015\/04\/the-downsides-of-being-clever\/","title":{"rendered":"The Downsides of Being Clever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most parents would want to have intelligent kids. The common education system promotes academic excellence. People would do everything to be smart by studying hard; going to private academy for tutorials and starting early on in education to have an edge in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it has been discovered that there are disadvantages to being an intellectual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article below to know what they are and to find out about intellectual humility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/story\/20150413-the-downsides-of-being-clever<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What is your reaction to the article?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Share your thoughts on this, “Lone stars, isolated even as they burn their brightest.<\/em>“<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What is your opinion on this, “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing.<\/em>“?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. “Wisdom can be trained<\/em>.” Where do you stand on this?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Have you witnessed intelligent people make the wrong choices for themselves?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Do you think that the educational system should be changed when it comes to measuring intelligence? Explain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. How can employers take advantage of intellectual humility when interviewing candidates? <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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