The Kindest Person in the Room is Often the Smartest, Most Beautiful Message: Life Lessons #viral

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjesSOLHWwE

Resumen

TLDRThe speaker emphasizes the need for a personal "idiot detection system" to navigate through life, suggesting that cruelty is a reliable indicator of someone to be wary of. Contrary to some societal beliefs that regard cruelty as a strategic weapon for gaining power, the speaker argues that kindness marks true intelligence and capability. He explains that our instinctive fear or judgment towards others is an evolutionary trait, and overcoming this urges towards kindness requires a higher mental evolution. Cruelty, therefore, reflects a failure to surpass primal instincts, affecting one's ability to think creatively and effectively. Ultimately, the kindest individuals are often the smartest.

Para llevar

  • 😊 Kindness is a sign of true intelligence.
  • 🚫 Cruelty indicates a lack of evolved thinking.
  • 🔍 Develop your own 'idiot detection system'.
  • 💡 Kindness requires overcoming primal fears.
  • 🔄 Evolution influences initial instincts.
  • 🧠 The kindest person is often the smartest.
  • ⚠️ Society mistakes cruelty for strategic intelligence.
  • 🌱 Evolving past animal instincts is crucial.
  • 📊 Cruelty hinders creative problem-solving.

Cronología

  • 00:00:00 - 00:03:21

    The speaker discusses a strategy for avoiding foolish actions by questioning if an idiot would do it. They highlight the difficulty in identifying idiots since some appear intelligent, even achieving high positions or public office. The emphasis shifts to the speaker's method of spotting idiots—not through intelligence, but through cruelty. They argue that cruelty is rooted in primitive instincts of fear and judgment, which we've evolved to overcome through kindness and empathy. Kindness, though often seen as weakness in modern society, is linked to advanced intellectual capabilities and creativity. The speaker concludes by stating that the kindest individuals are usually the smartest, which is a truth they've observed in both politics and business.

Mapa mental

Vídeo de preguntas y respuestas

  • Who gave the speech in the video?

    The speaker is not explicitly mentioned in the provided text, but the speech style and content might suggest a notable figure, possibly in politics or industry.

  • What is the main message of the speech?

    The main message is that cruelty is often a sign of a lack of intelligence and kindness is a hallmark of true wisdom and success.

  • What is the speaker's advice for evaluating actions?

    The speaker advises to consider whether an idiot would perform an action, and if so, to avoid it.

  • How does the speaker suggest spotting an idiot?

    The speaker suggests that cruelty is the best indicator of an idiot.

  • What societal trend does the speaker criticize?

    The speaker criticizes the trend of "weaponized cruelty" being mistaken for intelligence or strength.

  • What evolutionary concept is discussed in relation to kindness?

    The speaker mentions that our initial reactions, often based on fear or judgment, are due to evolution and primordial instincts.

  • What correlation does the speaker make between kindness and intelligence?

    The speaker believes that the kindest person is often the smartest person in the room.

  • Why is cruelty viewed negatively in the speech?

    Cruelty is seen as a failure to evolve beyond basic primal instincts, hindering creative and imaginative problem-solving.

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    [Applause]
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    whenever I'm about to do something I
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    think would an idiot do that and if they
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    would I do not do that thing
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    Dwight Schrute
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    the entire efficacy of this incredibly
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    useful piece of information hinges upon
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    your ability to pick the right idiot
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    I wish there was a foolproof way to spot
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    idiots but counter-intuitively some
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    idiots are very smart
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    they can they can Dazzle you with words
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    and misdirection they can get promoted
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    above you at work
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    they can even be elected president
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    [Applause]
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    if you want to be successful in this
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    world you have to develop your own idiot
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    detection system
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    as part of the responsibilities of being
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    your commencement speaker I'm going to
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    share mine
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    sure I'm naturally suspicious of people
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    who never saw the original Star Wars
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    movies
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    and even more cautious of people who
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    loved the prequels and the sequels
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    but I admit this is not a reliable idiot
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    indicator
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    no the best way to spot an idiot
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    look for the person who is cruel
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    let me explain
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    when we see someone who doesn't look
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    like us or sound like us or act like us
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    or Love Like Us or Live Like Us the
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    first thought that crosses almost
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    everyone's brain is rooted in either
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    fear or judgment or both
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    that's evolution
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    we survived as a species by being
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    suspicious of things that we aren't
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    familiar with
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    in order to be kind we have to shut down
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    that animal Instinct and force our brain
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    to travel a different pathway
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    that the in Compassion or evolved states
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    of being they require the mental
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    capacity
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    to step past our most Primal urges
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    this may be a surprising assessment
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    because somewhere along the way in the
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    last few years our society has come to
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    believe that weaponized cruelty is part
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    of some well thought out master plan
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    cruelty is seen by some as an adroit
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    cudgel to gain power empathy and
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    kindness are considered weak
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    many important people look at the
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    vulnerable only as rungs on a ladder to
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    the top
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    I'm here to tell you that when someone's
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    path through this world is marked with
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    acts of Cruelty they have failed the
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    first test of an advanced Society
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    they never forced their animal brain to
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    evolve past its first instinct they
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    never forged new mental Pathways to
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    overcome their own instinctual fears and
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    so their thinking and problem solving
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    will lack the imagination and creativity
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    that the kindest people have in spades
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    over my many years in politics and
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    business I have found one thing to be
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    universally true
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    the kindest person in the room
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    is often the smartest
Etiquetas
  • kindness
  • cruelty
  • intelligence
  • evolution
  • success
  • idiot detection
  • primal instincts
  • empathy
  • society