The secret to help you 'beat' smart people

Many of them were very intelligent at school but after that, they all said that their "intelligence" seemed to be diminished. They are less responsive and no longer reflect as fast as before.

They "used to" be smart people. They know everything. They achieve good results in learning. They were praised by friends. However, when entering the life school, those advantages disappear. Not because they are inferior but because they are lazy.

I have read a lot of documents that people who are really smart and constantly learn to share. Finally, I found a very interesting secret that by reading more books, you will become many times smarter than smart people but less read.

For smart people with little reading, there is a very clear secret that can help you become much smarter than them, that is: reading !

Here are 4 areas that I suggest you read more. Certainly, if you have a certain understanding of them, you will be very confident in facing the people you think are smarter than you.

1. Money

It doesn't matter what book you're reading. I see people seem very domineering when choosing books, but in general, for basic financial issues, including books in the "best sellers" category, the content is not much different.

The important thing here is that you need to learn about money. Reading one or two books is fine and start reading.Money is not a must, but money management is the opposite.

I have been in a "burnt-out" situation and very miserable for that. So, learn how to avoid "pleurisy" right now. Once you know how to use and save money, you will obviously be smarter than those who don't know how to manage finance.

2. Business

No matter what job you are doing, you can (and should) find out how business activities are done? Why do societies need businesses? Why are transactions running smoothly? How can you revive a company when it makes a loss? How to bring a company up when it is on the verge of bankruptcy?

Here are some of my favorite business titles:

1. Made to Stick and Switch (Chip and Dan Health)
2. Entreleadership (Dave Ramsey)
3. Blink (Malcolm Gladwell)
4. The Rich Employee (James Altucher)

3. Life

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Exactly here is your reading of "human nature" . Understanding people, both physically, mentally, psychologically and all kinds of related things will help you have better life skills as well as know how to build and develop relationships.

Some books I propose:

1. The 5 Love Languages ​​(Gary Chapman)
2. Decisive (Chip and Dan Heath)
3. The Power of Habit (Charles Duhigg)
4. David and Goliath (Malcolm Gladwell)
5. Love Does (Bob Goff)
6. A Million Miles (Donald Miller)

4. Health

In 2014, I had a health problem. I find it difficult to walk, stand, sit and breathe. At the age of 24, the doctor told me "you will probably face this situation for years".

No one cares about your health, including doctors. Everyone thinks you are healthy until your body has symptoms that are unstable compared to normal people and need their talents to cure them. The nature of things is like that. They are trained and trained for that.

Only you and yourself are responsible for your physical and mental health.

So, start reading about health and you can try some of the following titles:

1. The Maker's Diet (Jordan Rubin)
2. Sleep Smarter (Shawn Stevenson)
3. Crazy, Sexy Cancer (Kris Carr)

Maintaining focus, balance, thinking and most importantly, constantly reading to increase understanding. When you still have doubts about this secret, find out a topic of interest, a deeper understanding and you'll find yourself becoming smarter, I bet.

All of the titles above are my suggestions. You can choose your favorite books, as long as they are related to money, business, life and health. Believe me, you will certainly be smarter than millions of smart people but never have the habit of reading.

About the author : The article was shared by Todd Brison posted on page Medium.

Kareem Winters

Update 24 May 2019