Every time I utter the word "wisdom," someone giggles or sneers. Wisdom, more so even than expertise, does not sit comfortably in a democratic, anti-elitist society. In an age dominated by science and ...

I don’t know about you, but I recall always being told, growing up, about the importance of wisdom—as some kind of life-learning objective, as if it were the pinnacle of cognitive development. There’s ...

Wisdom is not knowing facts about the world. Wisdom is knowing how to make your way through the world. Other types of knowledge can be studied. Wisdom must be learned. We may wish it were not so, but ...

Do you possess wisdom? What is wisdom, anyway? There are many answers to the latter question. Some common synonyms for wisdom are discernment, insight and perception. Others think of wisdom as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. Popular belief suggests we gain wisdom through life ...

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"What is wisdom?" wonders Christine Whelan at In Character. She explores research conducted by Dilip Jeste and Thomas Meeks, psychiatrists at the University of California, San Diego. Apparently, they ...

In the eternal quest for happiness, people can get caught in false fulfillment traps like chasing a big bonus at work or a high-profile award. Psychologists who study happiness, however, have largely ...

In an era of political correctness, virtue signaling and wokeness, wisdom is in such short supply that when discovered it stands out like a beacon in a storm. Wisdom should not be equated with ...