Human Growth and Development / Unit 13 HGD 1830 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Wisdom
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The idea
Paul Baltes defined wisdom as expert knowledge about the fundamental pragmatics of life, spanning self-understanding, knowledge, prosocial values and openness.
In practice
A friend who helps others through hard choices by weighing context, values and uncertainty.
Where people slip
The misconception is that wisdom comes automatically with age; age predicts wisdom only marginally.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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