"surrounding yourself with smart people makes you smarter." (1 Viewer)

[melanieeeee.]

discuss.

 

[omniscience]

discuss.

Certainly not the case for my own circumstance.

 

[monesh]

doesn't affect me =\

 

[russianROULETTE]

no. you're not going to absorb the intelligence of someone else just by hanging around with them. plus, there are different types of smart - reads a lot / heaps of study smart, good memory smart, etc

hanging around with people who study a lot and having their influence rub off on you might (even then, it may improve your marks/knowledge but may not necessarily make you smarter). researching/attempting to comprehend the complex issues smart people talk about might.

plus, different types of intelligence can also be valuable i.e. you may not be 'smart' per say but you may be good with people and have a sort of emotional intelligence. so the question is really open to interpretation...

 

[ticky2002]

I think you'd get smarter after a while.

 

[BackCountrySnow]

It depends on what you mean by 'smart'.

 

[ZJ NingNing]

I dunno, but I am attracted to really smart people.

 

[omniscience]

selective schools maybe suggest yes?

Um, isn't it just that Selective Schools generally contain students with higher level of intelligence, potential and academic capacity in comparison to other schools from the beginning?

 

[barbecuedflava]

i think sitting next to smart people in class will encourage u to work harder, and see things from their point of view. i find this is the case when i sit next to smart people. when i sit next to dumber people i tend to not work as hard

 

[undalay]

Surrounding you with people who study will make you study.

If you're smart and get excellent marks without even trying, then it's not really going to rub off.

 

[kaz1]

They might influence your habits.

 

[u-borat]

surounding urself with smart people means you feel more inclined to work.

 

[wrong_turn]

surrounding yourself with smart people makes you depressed haha

 

[saygoodbye]

surounding urself with smart people means you feel more inclined to work.

Yeah, because smart people study and go out less and if you follow their habits then i suppose you eventually become smarter because you do the work in school and you study.

and dudeeeeee... "u-borat" you do 3u latin?!?!?! your school must be a very advantaged school!

 

[risole91]

Nah the people that follow me arounf havent gotton any smarter lol.

 

[allyoop]

surrounding yourself with smart people makes you depressed haha

It does indeed.. because u feel lower than them because they are smarter than you..

 

[studentcheese]

Smart people lower my self esteem

 

[gibbo153]

selective schools maybe suggest yes?

not so much making one smarter, just supporting one's academic potential through a collective understanding and direction

 

[gibbo153]

Smart people lower my self esteem

haha yeah, coming on here sometimes lowers my confidence. so many psycho study freaks

 

[L]

i guess op doesn't surround herself with smart people