How smart should i be?

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Hello. I’m 23 years old and haven’t went back to college but I want to and I need to very soon. I barely passed high school. I’ve pretty much went my whole life based on looks and a head full of air. I never read books although I’d like to, I just get bored so easily with them. I know if I want to reallly mature and be an adult or have someone actually love me for anything other than my looks or sex I need to educate myself. Do you think college in general will expand my knowledge on overall subjects? I mean of course, but what are some primary things I should become at least a little educated on? Government? What’s happening in other countries? What are some basic things a smart and educated young woman should know about? I want to be smart dammit!!!!!

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  • Boojum
    5 years ago

    Well, at least you're brutally honest about your shortcomings. That's a start.

    If you're looking to improve your education because you hope this will make a man love you, I think you're barking up the wrong tree. Lots of men love air-heads. Sometimes, they love the women for their other positive qualities in spite of the fact that they have the intelligence of a brick. Some men like to be with ignorant, shallow women because it makes them feel smart or because they're easier to manipulate.

    I'd suggest that you should seek to educate yourself so you better understand the world around you, and your place in it.

    You don't need to go to college to be educated. Lots of very sharp people with well-considered opinions have never set foot in a classroom after high school. And lots of people with fancy diplomas on their wall are really pretty stupid; the main thing they learned in school was how to jump through the hoops necessary to get a fancy piece of paper.

    If you look at a book and automatically think, "Boring!", then that would have traditionally have made it very difficult for you to achieve what any reasonable person would consider a mature and educated view of the world. However, the internet means there are loads of resources available to people who are bibliophobes.

    As a start, check out the TED Talks. They cover a massive range of topics, and the format is that they're all limited to no more than 18 minutes. If you find nothing there that piques your curiosity, then I guess you should just go back to reality TV. Lots of people are content with that, so you wouldn't be weird if you did.

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    • kupokupo
      5 years ago

      Yo, your comments are always really insightful and well thought out - I'm sure a lot of users are appreciating them. Where abouts in Scotland have you stayed? I was born and live between Glasgow and Edinburgh, was just curious.

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      • Boojum
        5 years ago

        Basically central belt: Greenock, Irvine, Bathgate, and lastly near Dunfermline.

        There's much that I loved about Scotland, but the winters got me down.

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  • HypnoDom
    5 years ago

    It's wonderful that you have a desire to educate yourself!

    Will college help? Maybe. You'll certainly learn something. I've certainly known people who didn't seem to grow much, personally or intellectually, in college. But it is a prerequisite for most careers, and it can help. Especially if you apply yourself, try to get good grades, get involved in campus activities and networking with people, as opposed to putting in the minimum amount of effort possible to pass.

    If it's hard to sit down and read a book, perhaps try other approaches? Boojum's suggestion of TED talks is good. There are plenty of other videos you can watch, educational movies or clips on YouTube. Personally, I go through a lot of podcasts and audiobooks. I can get through them pretty quickly because I can listen while doing other things (driving, taking a walk, mowing the lawn, feeding the cats, whatever).

    It's easy to feel frustrated. But I'm reminded of a study I heard about examining the stereotype that Asians (compared to Americans) are good at math. What they found was interesting. It wasn't your race that determined your math ability, it was how hard you tried, how long you spent on the difficult problems. Asians were simply more likely to keep striving to figure out a difficult problem, where Americans on average were likely to give up in frustration earlier.

    Your passion for educating and bettering yourself is inspiring. Do it! :)

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  • cipro
    5 years ago

    Being an airhead is ok. Only your looks matter.

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