This is something I have found to be especially true as the infamous finals week beats me into restless, stressful chaos lol. enjoy
"Break everything into pieces, and only handle one at a time.
Most of what passes for intelligence in this world isn't intelligence at all. It's compartmentalization, the process of making things small. Perception's reality in the average organization, and a man who's rarely or never in error is always perceived to be smart. If you think in big pictures, it's easy to make mistakes - you're dealing with a lot of moving parts. But if you break down every issue you're debating into little pieces, each of which you can opine on discretely with no risk of being wrong, you'll look like a man with brains. Ever wonder why the people with the fanciest degrees speak simply and deal with small steps in a project rather than tackling it all once or discussing it conceptually? They got those fancy degrees because they were expert students, and expert students learn early - probably from essay exams - that you can be dumb as a brick on the big picture and practical application of knowledge but still get an "A-" if you can analyze a dozen or so finite pieces of an issue individually in a simple, confident fashion. Some would say this is a variation on the old advice, "K.I.S.S." Right acronym, but they're one word off. If you don't have the balls for decisions, and most of us don't, the rule is "Keep It Small, Stupid." Win the little battles on the narrow fields you define and leave the serious thinking for the seriously intelligent people".
via::phila lawyer
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