Knowledge and wisdom

Everything in the world depends on

absence and presence. A strong

presence will draw Power and

Attention to you- You shine more

brightly than those around you. But a

point Is inevitably reached where too

much presence creates the opposite

effects: The more you are seen and

heard from, the more your value

degrades. You become a habit, no

matter how you hard try to be

different, subtly, without knowing why,

people respect you less and less. At the

right moment you must learn to

withdraw yourself before they

unconsciously push you away. It is a game of hide and seek .

The primary difference between the two

words is that wisdom involves a healthy

dose of perspective and the ability to

make sound judgments about a subject

while knowledge is simply knowing

Anyone can become knowledgeable

about a subject by reading, researching,

and memorizing facts.

we gain wisdom through life experience-and with everything we've been throughover the past year, we should all be brilliant sages, scholars and savants. But interestingly, wisdom has depth and nuance that is worth understanding because it can be developed. Perhaps most importantly, it can be put to good use in our work and lives: making decisions, sustaining success and

reinforcing relationships.

Wisdom isn't reserved only for the elderly or the aged.

Contrary to popular opinion, anyone can be wise

based on their characteristics and skills-not just

their years of experience. It's more typical for the wise

to be more senior, but it's not a prerequisite.

Why You Need Wisdom?

There are plenty of reasons you need wisdom-and the first reasons are happiness and fulfillment. When you make wise decisions, you keep your immediate

needs in mind, along with holding long-term

perspectives. This is key to making choices that bring

you joy. In addition, wisdom allows you to make

better contributions to your community by balancing

your needs and boundaries with those of others.

Wise people also pave the way toward greater

fulfillment in their work because they can discern the

best way to handle everything from relationships with

colleagues to judgements about their customers-all important to effectively at work .

Developing Wisdom

It makes it fairly straightforward to

understand, build and develop wisdom. There are five

key elements:

Consider others. One of the main components of wisdom is a sense of empathy toward others. It is altruism and the ability to cooperate. It makes sense:

When making decisions and deciding on courses of action, the wise person thinks about how their actions will affect those around them. Since none of us live in a vacuum, this ability to consider the community, theconnections and the bridges around you is important.

In addition, wisdom is always about making decisions in context and understanding how any choice will affect not only ourselves, but those around us.

Manage yourself.

Another element of wisdom is the ability to regulate emotions. As you seek to develop your wisdom, be aware of yourself and actively reflect on your own state of mind, opinions and attitudes. Then, be able to make choices about what you share and how you appropriately control your emotions. In addition, the wise are typically authentic. In our world of curated identities-where we put only our best faces forward through social media-those who are authentically themselves set awise tone for their relationships.

Seek diversity

Those who research wisdom suggest it is associated with a tolerance of diverse values, but it's probably even more than that. Wisdom demands ongoing learning, and this can only come from true openness to different points of view and a belief we don't already have all the answers. Wise people also have a sense of humility, realizing their point of view is not the only one and appreciating how much they don't know. Wisdom demands asking questions and listening to expand understanding, appreciating all that is unknown.