5 Signs Of A Wise Person In Responding To The Right Issues

Illustration of the sign of a wise person in responding to the situation appropriately (Freepic)

YOGYAKARTA Wisdom is a skill in living a complex life. By behaving wisely, we can make many choices responsibly. Some scholars describe wisdom as a form of practical intelligence. By wisdom, according to assistant professors at Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Boston University's School of Medicine, Eric M. Brown, Ph.D., the element of wisdom among them knows the right things to do in a right, timely and precise way. More specifically, wise people are marked by the following attitude.

Wise people are able to regulate their own emotions so that they can think clearly about decisions and actions that produce positive things. With controlled emotions, we can take into account certain decisions and their effects for ourselves and others.

Obviously Brown is reported by Psychology Today, Wednesday, March 26, philosophers to psychologists who research wisdom believe that wise people are noble people. They act, make decisions, and advise others by paying attention to the welfare of all those involved.

Psychologists who study wisdom tend to agree that old people are not necessarily wise. But to be wise, one must have enough experience to learn how and when past knowledge is applied in dealing with situations experienced.

There are three levels of intelligence needed in being wise. First, recognize the elements of the current situation that resemble the situation in the past. Second, consider the current situation and understand the previous knowledge or experience that might apply. Third, understand how one can apply past learning to what is unknown. Wise people can recognize patterns while respecting uniqueness to new circumstances.

Professor of psychology at Cornell University, Robert Sternberg wrote that one of the attributes of wise people, they have the ability to decide based on three considerations. Adapting context, forming a situation, and looking for a new environment. Most people, will try two of the three decisions. But wise people, able to create a new environment by creating new situations.

Most people are overwhelmed by the bad situation and fully control it in order to get the desired results. But for people who are wise, the bad situation is put to good use. They understand very well which things can be controlled or need to be accepted.

Wisdom, it is important in assessing life properly. With a wise attitude, we no longer judge life as unfair, have many disappointments, and think that hope does not go as it should. This means that identifying decisions wisely makes life in the future feel meaningful and satisfying in the midst of increasingly complex situations.