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enigmabrat -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 10:32:08 AM)
Youll find around here common sence isnt really all the common

Brosco -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 11:25:34 AM)
Common sense: Having an understanding of what works for you Foolishness: Ridiculing and belittling what works for others.

Caretakr -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 11:28:06 AM)
Common sense is simply realizing that some choices serve your interests better than others.

enigmabrat -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 11:28:42 AM)
common sence..... self preservation!!

SusanofO -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 12:07:11 PM)
Realizing the things your mom may have told you actually are in many cases very true: Look both ways before you cross the street, put a hat on! or you'll catch your death of a cold, etc. I am a "dreamer" type and it's always nice if the other person has a bit of it to help me stay grounded I suppose (I think I do have common sense though). To me it sometimes relates to manners or inter-personal communication: I mean, to me, it's obvious that if someone says: "Do these jeans make me look fat"? that in many cases one's answer should be: "Of course not" (no matter what one really* thinks. Gosh, spare the other person a little angst if you do think they look fat, and also maybe hurt feelings)...Of course you might disagree, and to each his own. I know you are a Scorpio, KoM (and boy can you always count on them to tell it like it is, even if they do "have manners" -and sometimes: Ouch! (I am teasing)... I know some people who reeally just don't get the common sense as-it applies to interpersonal-communications thing (least I don't think so - and I am not trying to sound arrrogant) - sometimes with amusing and sad results. - Susan

Caretakr -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 12:13:10 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: SusanofO Realizing the things your mom may have told you actually are in many cases very true: Look both ways before you cross the street, put a hat on! or you'll catch your death of a cold, etc. I am a big time "dreamer" type and it's always nice if the other person has a bit of it to help me stay grounded I suppose (I think I do have common sense though). To me it sometimes relates to manners or inter-personal communication: I mean, to me, it's obvious that if someone says: "Do these jeans make me look fat"? that in many cases one's answer should be: "Of course not" (no matter what you really think. Of course you might disagree, and to each his own. I know you are a Scorpio, KoM (and boy can you always count on them to tell it like it is - sometimes ouch! I am teasing)... I know some people who reeally just don't get this - sometimes with amusing and sad results. - Susan Dreams are the stuff of life, they make the grind bearable. But when you get right down to it-it's the anchor of common sense that lets dreams take flight-and return to earth safely once more.[;)]

SusanofO -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 12:18:05 PM)
Yes they do, if you can't dream you may not really be living (my opinion). -Susan

Caretakr -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 12:23:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: SusanofO Yes they do, if you can dream you may not really be living (my opinion). -Susan The artistry of this is, that we can bring to reality what we carry within. It takes a degree of bravery and determination to make other realities-rather than merely passively accept the ones we find ourselves within. Some find a thrill in rigidity, and the intensity of control. It may not always be there in force-we must live our day to day lives. But it is there,lurking in the back ground-always.

SusanofO -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 12:26:07 PM)
ORIGINAL: juliaoceania "Common sense is the ability to look at things and figure them out without specialized knowledge or skill, but with experience and wisdom instead". What a great definition. I might add it is also (to me, almost every month) the ability to display knowledge of simple rules of etiquette: Every month I ask people in the dinner group I organize to let me know if they are attending by date X (and X rarely changes; it's almost always the 2nd Friday of the month - that has very rarely changed in 11 years). And then - every month - there are at least 2-3 folks who show up and there are no chairs for them at the restaurant because I made a reservation for X number of people and then Y number show up. Then they get embarrassed (sometimes) and I scramble around finding extra seats (this can be very difficult if it is a popular restaurant). It would be easier if I knew all of them (but I don't and in many cases, never see them again). I am not going to stop organizing the group probably but am asking myself (again): Whatever happened to the rsvp? Doesn't anybody do that anymore? - Susan

TemptingNviceSub -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 12:41:43 PM)
Common sense..break it down, it is that which is sensible and common knowledge to the general public..as someone said..knives cut be careful,stove hot dont touch.Foolishness is to behave or act without thought or caring of consequences..be well..Tempting

Brosco -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 12:48:27 PM)
.... and if you go to a munch without informing the hostess... be early.. or you may not get a seat [:D]

darkinshadows -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 12:51:11 PM)
oooo suzanne - I loved that. I once heard - and cannot for the life of me remember where so forgive me... quote: Dreams are our reality when we are sleeping. Peace and Rapture

darkinshadows -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 12:54:14 PM)
quote: Dreams do not vanish, so long as people do not abandon them. --Phantom F. Harlock [;)]

anthrosub -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 12:57:52 PM)
Common sense is acting in accordance with the circumstances. A person with good common sense has such because there's also a high degree of intelligence present. Most people mistake the word intelligent as being a synonym for "smart." The more accurate synonym is "aware." With this in mind, you can see how a person with high intelligence can display good common sense. They see things as they are, devoid of interpretation, and therefore perform actions quickly, efficiently, and without error. anthrosub

TxBadMan -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 1:06:01 PM)
quote: The more accurate synonym is "aware." With this in mind, you can see how a person with high intelligence can display good common sense. They see things as they are, devoid of interpretation, and therefore perform actions quickly, efficiently, and without error. I fail to see how this would be interperted as common sense. Some of the most 'situation' aware people I know lack basic common sense ( police officers, fire fighters, EMT workers, the Military; and I mean no offense to those in these professions, just making a generalized example ). From what you actually said, I would call that 'street smarts', not common sense.

anthrosub -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 1:15:25 PM)
Being trained to have "situational awareness" like a police officer or paramedic is not the same awareness I'm refering to; hence, your observation that they can lack common sense in carrying out their duties. Street smarts is a good example of common sense...so is the phrase "savvy to the situation." anthrosub

SusanofO -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 1:26:04 PM)
Dreams are what life is made of are they not? I agree. -Susan

SusanofO -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 1:29:07 PM)
Street smarts get a bad (undeserved) rap from some people I think. They make them sound so tough or something (like if you possessed them you'd be a gangster). Aren't they also just simple "survival skills"? - Susan

krikket -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 1:49:29 PM)
an oxymoron.

juliaoceania -> RE: common sense! (7/1/2006 1:50:10 PM)
My best friend had much street smarts in contrast to my book smarts. I had to earn my street smarts, and believe me, they came hard earned because of my naivety. I appreciate someone with natural street savvy personally.. it is an important type of intelligence to have

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