5 Quality Of Yourself Owned By Wise People

Illustration of the quality of self owned by wise people (Freepik/karlyukav)

YOGYAKARTA Wisdom is the key to living a satisfying life in the midst of increasingly complex life. By being wise, helping us have a meaningful life. According to assistant professor of Mental Health Counseling and Bahaviral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry, Boston University's School of Medicine, Eric M. Brown, Ph.D., wisdom is to know the right things to do, in the right way, at the right time, in the right context. Here, the quality of yourself that a wise person has.

Wise people are able to regulate their emotions so that they can think clearly about what decisions and actions can produce positive results. Emotions are not the enemy of wisdom. But decisions that are taken emotionally will not be right. Even if you have to consider emotions, the decision is taken into account so that it is good for yourself, others or other parties.

Wise people are believed to be noble people because they act, make decisions, and advise others by paying attention to the welfare of everyone involved. A person who is very intelligent or clever may know how to get what they want, but, if they do it at the expense of others, they are not considered wise. Reported by Psychology Today, Thursday, May 8, wise people know that someone developing in a relationship will make everyone close to him also develop.

Psychologists who study cadre wisdom agree that age does not determine one's wisdom. But to be wise, one must have enough experience to learn to understand how and when to apply knowledge and experience of the past to new situations.

Robert Sternberg, a professor of psychology at Cornell University, has written that one of the attributes of wise people is their ability to decide among the three possible responses to the environment when they are not happy with the situation. These three possibilities include adapting or adapting to their context, trying to form their situation, and looking for a new environment.

Most people who have experience know very well their own capacity. He also knows that there are many factors that cannot be controlled. Well, wise people know how to deal with deep disappointment because they know what actions can be taken and are not taken to reduce negative impacts. That way, wise people can take advantage of less ideal situations as best they can.