• Wisdom boils down to eight things

• “Is wisdom life’s goal?”

What is wisdom? Is is common?  Or rare?

Through interviews with 60 wise individuals across North America, Dr. Laura Gabayan says she has uncovered eight essential elements that define wisdom.

Ms. Gabayan outlines her research in this episode of Bizgnus Interviews.

Ms. Gabayan has distilled the interviews into a book that she calls “Common Wisdom.” 

“Is wisdom life’s goal? Or is  wisdom something you should incorporate into your life?” Ms. Gabayan asks.

After arriving at the final themes, she and her two research assistants arrived at the following list:

• Resilience—the ability to weather through difficulties.

• Kindness—being friendly, generous, and thinking of others.

• Positivity—the practice of being optimistic in life.

• Spirituality—a belief that there is something greater than being human.

• Humility—to be humble and modest.

• Tolerance—having sympathy for those around us and for other beliefs or practices that differ from our own.

• Creativity—the ability to think about problems differently or to look at scenarios from a new perspective.

• Curiosity—a desire to learn and an interest in those around you.

Each interviewee was found to have at least two themes, she says. A majority had at least five themes, but only one person had all eight.

Dr. Gabayan is a physician and medical researcher who has received multiple research grants and awards for her work. She has also published dozens of papers cited by hundreds of researchers. She attended UCLA for her schooling and is now affiliated with the UCLA School of Medicine.

The only daughter of Kurdish immigrants from Iran, she attended eight schools prior to attending high school and settling in Los Angeles.

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