Aloha Friday #82
May 14, 2009 by Kailani
Filed under aloha friday
Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday.
In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
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My question is:
Are you more of a book smart or common sense person?
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About the author: Kailani is the owner and founder of An Island Life. You'll find her sharing her daily life as a mother to 3 wonderful daughters, working as a flight attendant, and living a blessed life in Hawaii. |
Can I say neither? No, seriously I suppose I would say common sense. I definitely do not consider myself particularly book smart.
Common sense I’d say. Though some days I’ll admit I possess neither.
I think I’m a bit of both and a bit of neither! Ha! I am pretty book smart. I am just kind of into education and learning things. But, I also prize more literal thinking or common sense over technical thinking.
I would say a mixture of both with maybe a slight leaning to book smart.
I would have to say common sense. My oldest is book smart poor baby don’t have no common sense.
I’d have to say I’m a mix of both
Definitely book smart. I wish I was more street smart savvy though
Common sense!!
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Gosh that is a hard question. I would have to say I am a pretty even mixture of both.
I like to think I’m a good combination of the two, but I’m probably more book smart. Which is ironic because I get totally annoyed with people when they show no common sense.
More of a common sense on most things though on a few things book smart
I like to think I’m a little of both.
i think i’m a pretty good mixture of half and half! except when it comes to having a sense of direction… i got no sense where that’s concerned!
I would say both, but if I have to pick one, I guess common sense. Great question!
great question. one i’ve thought about not only for myself, but for others too.
i think i have more common sense, but have the capacity for more book smarts if i had worked at it when i was younger. it’s not so lopsided as i’ve seen in others.
I really want to be conceited and say both. I try to keep up with current events and what not (book smarts) but I also tend to have common sense. I definitely think some people have both, some only have one, and some unfortunate people have neither!
I wanted to be a common sense person but I should admit that I’m a book smart :$
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I am definitely more book smart, I dont’ completely lack common sense but there are a lot of things I know nothing about. Luckily my husband is more street smart than book smart so we work well together.
I’d have to say a little bit of both!
I am definitely more of a common sense type guy!
…. gosh book smart. I keep up with the comment sense by reading about others misfortunes in the newspaper or dear abby. I try to not repeat their mistakes.
I’m definitely a common sense person.
I’m more of a common sense person. Happy weekend!
I posted mine here:
http://mysoulfulthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/05/aloha-friday-68.html
I’m more of a common sense person. Have a great weekend!
I’d have to say “book smart,” while my husband is definitely “common sense smart.” What can I say . . . opposites DO attract!
I’d have to say “book smart,” while my husband is definitely “common sense smart.” What can I say . . . opposites DO attract!
Both, although I have forgotten A LOT of my book smart. If you don’t use it….
Book smart. Definitely! But what I’ve learned from books has taught me a ton of common sense!!!!
Book smart…but with a pretty significant memory problem which sometimes makes me appear as dumb as a stump.
I am common sense for sure. Never was good at learning from books. To this day I have to do things or apply them before I understand them.
I’m absolutely more of a “common sense” kind of gal. Book smarts are great, but if you lack common sense, you’re in bad shape. (I wish I could say “both” as if I were a genius just brimming with common sense. Hmph)
I like to think that I’m both, but, probably, I’m more book smart.
I would say book smart but being married to my husband who is street smart we are a great couple
Common sense, I’d say. =)
Have a great weekend!
Good question -I would say common sense rules for me!
Great question! I’m a little of both!
I hope I’m a little of each, but I do tend towards being book smart – I hope it’s from the Bible!
Both but more common sense for sure!
Common sense all the way! Aloha ya’ll…
Definately Common sense. I don’t read much so I just have smarts lol Have a wonderful weekend
I would say that I am both. But, you definitely can’t learn common sense or street smarts from a BOOK, that’s for SURE!
I am probably more common sense… I read alot of books and so I know alot but dont consider myself book smart…
I thank god everyday that I was blessed with commen sence, great question
I do use some of my common sense most of the time. But then at times I do use some of my book smart. I usually can go with my common sense though.
I would have to say street smart.
I have common sense, or at least I think I do!
I’d have to say both. I loved school and have always been eager to learn something new and I love trivia. But I use book smarts less than common sense. I think we all use common sense many times everyday.
I’d like to think I’m a healthy mix of the two.
I would say book smart. I can be a bit ditsy at times.
I think that I’m about even, but I’m sure I have friends who would argue against that.
More book smart. I always admire people who can actually DO things.
I’d say I’m a combination of both. I like to read and learn, so I’m always looking at books that teach stuff… but I definitely use common sense with pretty much everything.
Common sense all the way.
I want to say a good combination of both.
I do have quite a bit of common sense- logic. But I love to study and believe that I have gained quite a bit of book smarts.
But now as I am typing I will say that I have more common sense!
(As you can see, I am undecided as usual.)
Great question!! Thanks.
Shari
i’d say i’m more book smart than anything else. my common sense is questionable, I have minimal sense of direction and I’m a bad judge of character.
I think I’m pretty equal on both accounts. I did well in school without studying much. I also usually have common sense about things, though occasionally I have a “blonde” moment.
Book smart, definitely.
I think probably more common sense / street smart. I never excelled in school.
oooh! That’s a good one. I would have to say common sense. I love to read and I did fine in school. I just think I am more of a common sense person.
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I’m way more common sense than book smart. I think I’m happier that way. I do possess some book smarts but I think it’s because I’m interested in so many different things and I like being around smart people.
I’d honestly have to say I’m pretty equal in both. That’s not to say I have my moments (or days) where one, or both of my “smarts” aren’t functioning. That actually happens a lot.
Gotta be book – I’m not the sharpest tack in the box.
I would say mostly common sense with a little book smart
Happy Friday!
Some days I”m both and some days I’m neither.
I do consider myself to be well educated, but school was never easy for me. I always thought the best part was seeing my friends and forming relationships. So I’ll go with common sense rather than book smart even though I do love a good book.
Definitely common sense! LOL
My family saids I am booksmart and no commom sense. I think I am both!!! lol
I think it depends on the situation. Most of the time I would say I have more common sense than I do book smarts though.
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It may be a cop-out, but I think that I’m both. Of course, it seems that now that I’m a mom, my brain is fuzzy and shmooshy. So this is also debatable…
In my younger days I was definitely book smart and lacking in the common sense area. Since becoming a mom, I seem to have gained a lot more common sense (and possibly lost some of my book smarts!)
I think I am more book smart or at least that is what I prefer. I like concrete things and concrete answers.
Heavily skewed to the common sense side…although I’ve been known to have neither:)
Definitely more common sense.
A common book smart person…LOL. It changes on any given day.
Sadly, book smart. I can remember anything I read and love math. When it comes to common sense, I’m not completely lacking, but not always on top of things…
Definitely a common sense person although I used to think of myself as a little book smart. Thanks!
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Many theories from or by the book are derived from practical common sense. Coz if you have zero knowledge on something that’s the basic thing you would use common sense. Although there are things better to be done already proven by the book. Guess I’m a mix of both but more percentage on common sense.
Probably more book smart…
both. neither.
Common sense. I’m the type of person that when I read something it will stay for awhile, but it slowly leaks from my brain