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Factors hindering people from using their natural intelligence
In time past, a lot of values was been placed on assets, such as land; labour; machinery e.t.c.
Now, the world is finally realizing that the human mind and intelligence is the greatest asset in the world.
Every other form of asset is a product of putting in good use your mind.
The Greatest wealth you could possess is between your ears. You might end up living as a slave if you refuse to harness your natural intelligence.
Despite the great power and ability embedded in human intelligence, a lot of persons still hinder themselves from using their natural intelligence.
You will be surprised to know that people look for software to aid their thinking.
2 very important factors that hinder people from using their natural intelligence are going to be mentioned in this article.
2 FACTORS THAT HINDERS PEOPLE FROM USING THEIR NATURAL INTELLIGENCE
They are psychosclerosis and homeostasis.
Homeostasis
This is a hindrance to people using their natural intelligence but its causes are biological and that is beyond the scope of this article.
Psychosclerosis
This is another name for “hardening of attitudes.” This is experienced by a particular type of person who is rigid, inflexible, and unchanging.
A lot of people are so buried in their beliefs without leaving any space for an open mind.
This is the kind of person who develops fixed attitudes on a certain person or subject and then resists any attempt to change his/her mind.
This kind of people still act base on past knowledge because it once worked for them. They have become so rigid to learn new ways or develop in their old ways because of their hardened attitude to learning.
The world is always moving, what worked 10 years ago may not be working now or may be archaic. Just like IBM and personal computers.
If you have found a way that works don’t be its slave. Thoughts are your creation. And the creation has no power to control the creator.
A hardening attitude is a very major hindrance to harnessing the great power in your natural intelligence.
This is often called the mechanical way of thinking. You probably know people who suffer from it.
They are all around us, especially old people.
Hardened attitude is the reason why some persons who were once rich suddenly or sometimes gradually become poor.
It’s like a farmer who still uses hand tools when he could use different farm machinery. You do not expect that farmer to have the same output as one who adopted farm mechanization.
The right alternative way of thinking
The opposite way of thinking to psychosclerosis is more open and flexible. This is called the adaptive worldview.
Adaptive people keep their minds open to new information.
The only way to know something new is to unlearn old things and relearn new ones. However, you need an open mind in other for you to be able to learn.
These adaptive people are curious and interested in new ideas and developments. They are more concerned with what’s right than with who’s right.
Also, they are willing to abandon an old idea if someone can come along and show them that a new idea has more merit.
Lastly, they are more concerned that the new idea works to solve a problem or achieve a goal than they are with being right themselves.
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