Book Smart Vs Street Smarts

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I was born in New York City; however, moved to Syracuse around the age of 4. I have a good mixture of both, although I believe I have more street than book smarts. Street smarts come from experience rather than from a book. They are your experiences and you have to trust your intuition a book is not going to teach you intuition. Books don’t give you experience. Being from NYC street smarts was heavily emphasized. I always strive to know as many names as possible and talk to as many people as possible therefore getting more people involved. Contributing good ideas and attending the events helps as well. You need to be involved not just when the club meets in a room, but outside as well researching or putting the extra effort in to improve the