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Topic: Street Cred or Ed Cred...?
krupa's photo
Thu 06/18/09 04:10 PM
I have always been really smart (when I wasn't being a dumb@ss)...My actual book education was pretty basic except for what I taught myself....

But, now that I am purposefully studying work related law and code...it is helping advance me in my career.

But, the most important thing...I speak bullsh*t fluently..THAT is what has really gotten me places.

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Thu 06/18/09 04:42 PM

Most of my years were in the Military or as a government contractor. The street smarts will keep you alive, but I needed the book smarts to be the third in command of a Nuke Base. Now I'm just crazy, works for me.scared shocked scared surprised



Ooh! I forgot about the Nuke Base! No wonder yer...uh...glows in the dark! shocked

Jess642's photo
Thu 06/18/09 04:55 PM
Life experience is what gives the book smarts something to be useful with.

IQ has got me nowhere, whereas life experiences have got me everywhere.

SomeGuy_2112's photo
Thu 06/18/09 07:36 PM
Edited by SomeGuy_2112 on Thu 06/18/09 07:37 PM
I'm torn. I only did a year or so of higher ed.. I also started working when I was 17 /12. I think more so for me, and I never really thought about it before...thanks LOL, it is knowing which situation calls for which appropriate reaction of the two. I think they both hold equal value and also hold a greater sum when combined.

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crazysexycool30's photo
Fri 06/19/09 07:06 AM
Street smarts for sure!! I wouldn't be alive if I didn't have em.... u gotta be smarter than the average bear and good at what u do!!
I left home at 15 and have never been back if it weren't for street smarts I wouldn't be talkin 16yrs later ya know

tanyaann's photo
Fri 06/19/09 07:13 AM

Life experience is what gives the book smarts something to be useful with.

IQ has got me nowhere, whereas life experiences have got me everywhere.


Exactly!

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Fri 06/19/09 09:26 AM

What do you feel has gotten you farther along in life...Education or Street Smarts?
Morals.....education is food for the brain. Street smarts help you survive. But morals is who/what you are.

TBRich's photo
Fri 06/19/09 09:30 AM
My good looks

74Drew's photo
Fri 06/19/09 09:31 AM

What do you feel has gotten you farther along in life...Education or Street Smarts?

i have neither which is probably why i'm still making mistakes.


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