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Do you feel you have wisdom to share? Are you active in sharing that wisdom?
Wisdom: Wisdom is a complex and multifaceted concept that has been studied by psychologists from various perspectives. According to one influential theory by Baltes and colleagues, wisdom is “expert knowledge in the fundamental pragmatics of life that permits exceptional insight, judgment, and advice about complex and uncertain matters.” This definition implies that wisdom involves not only cognitive aspects, such as knowledge and experience, but also reflective and prosocial aspects, such as understanding, tolerance, and compassion. Wisdom is not the same as intelligence, nor is it automatically acquired with age or experience. Rather, wisdom is the result of a deliberate and lifelong process of learning from ones own and others experiences, integrating multiple viewpoints, and applying ones knowledge and values to real-life situations.