Practical Intelligence
- Knowing what to say to whom, knowing when to say it, and knowing how to say it for maximum effect
- Procedural - Knowing how to do something without necessarily knowing why you know it or being able to explain it
- Practical - It's not knowledge for its own sake. It's knowledge that helps you read situations correctly and get what you want.
- We get this from our families
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Concerted Cultivation
- Learned sense of entitlement (middle class)
- Parents are heavily involved in their children's free time
- Challenge authority
- The right to speak up
- Learn to be assertive
- More alert, poised, attractive, and well dressed