7 Habits of Highly Smart Women

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If you have read the qualities of a strong woman, then you need to know the habits of highly smart women.

What makes a woman smart? Is smartness innate or developed?

If you say it’s innate, that means smart women are born and not made.

That would mean that anyone who isn’t born smart doesn’t stand a chance.

Thankfully, this is not the case.

Smartness can be cultivated, and this is determined by the things you do consistently called habits.

Habits are actions that are done regularly. It’s habits that make people smart.

We live in a highly competitive world.

So if you want to be successful, you must have a set of habits that make you smart.

I’ll be sharing with you 7 habits of highly smart women.

7 Habits of Highly Smart Women.

 

1. Reading

Smart women have a reading culture that they can’t give up, not for all the tea in China.

I’ve always been a book lover. Reading is my best hobby. Even though motherhood and social media are waging war against my reading habit, I keep getting books I intend to read later when my schedule gets lighter.

And I also make time out of no time to read because the importance of reading is not lost on me. 

You can’t be a smart woman without reading.

The benefits of reading cannot be overemphasized.

Reading takes you to many places without you being physically there.

Reading enlarges your knowledge base. It broadens your horizon. It makes you know a little about something. It keeps you updated and current.

Reading keeps you informed, and it is information makes smart women smart.

Reading is not a gift or a talent, it’s a discipline you have to cultivate.

Discipline is doing what you should do, even if you don’t feel like it.

This means you don’t have to feel like reading before you read, especially in this age of internet and social media addiction.

This differentiates smart women from other women; because not everyone is willing to cultivate the habit of reading.

Smart women are informed women. They read. They invest in knowledge.

They are ardent knowledge seekers. They are up to date and current.

This is why they talk sense and make reasonable contributions. 

People can tell if a person is smart by the words that come out their mouths. 

You can’t give what you don’t have.

If you don’t fill your knowledge bank, you cannot withdraw from it. 

If you hate reading or distractions are keeping you away from reading, just like me, the following tips will be of help to you: 

1. Read what really interests you or what you’re interested in. 

There are millions of book on the planet. You can’t read them all. 

Also, reading what you are not interested in will only make reading boring. 

What are your interests? Fiction, personal development, sci-fi, romance, adventures, historical fiction, finance, etc. 

Find out what you’re interested in and find books on them. 

You don’t have to read a book because it’s popular, especially if it’s contrary to your interests. 

However, I must also say that you have to develop the discipline to read materials that might not interest you but will help you. 

But until you develop such a discipline, read what interests you. 

Doing this will encourage you to build a consistent reading habit. 

2. Have a reading partner

Two (good) heads are better than one. 

Having someone to share opinions with after reading the same book will definitely make you want to read.

I enjoy having someone to share my opinions on a book with. 

3. Join a book club 

The internet has made things easier. You can join an online book club where you can rub minds with others. 

HI and a few friends created an online reading club where we encourage each other to read by reviewing and recommending the books we read. 

5. Have (written) reading goals 

If you don’t have written goals to guide your actions, you’ll achieve almost nothing. 

For instance, you can decide to read a certain number of books per month, depending on your schedule. 

5. Set a time apart to read each day

Choose a time that is most convenient for you to read. 

Some people enjoy reading early in the morning before starting the day’s activities, while some enjoy relaxing with a book in the evening after the day’s activities have ended. 

You know yourself better. Do what suits you. 

6. Read anywhere

For many people, especially people with young children who also have jobs and other things to cater to, dedicating time to read might be unachievable.

If you are in these shoes, you need to find a way to read anywhere and not wait until you have a special time to read.

For instance, I read while I’m doing my business in the toilet. Honestly, I do a lot of reading in there. And I’m sure some of you can relate.

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Instead of scrolling through social media while on the bus or train, you can do some reading. 

Audio books are also a great way to gain knowledge through books. 

7. Always have a book with you or near you

This will make it easy for you to reach out for it and read, especially if you are into ebooks. 

A lot of us usually have our phones with us, so reading ebooks will enable you to be consistent with your reading habit. 

I read ebooks more than hard copies. This is because ebooks are more accessible than paperbacks.

Also, you don’t need to carry bulky books around since you have the books on your mobile phone or reading device.

8. Get a reading tablet 

While it’s cool to read on your mobile phone, reading on a tablet can enhance your reading experience and make it so much more fun.

I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 to improve my reading habit, and it’s been my favorite reading device.

It’s portable, ridiculously affordable, and durable. 

With my kindle app and moon reader pro app, it’s just like reading a paperback.  

I hope these tips will encourage you to take reading seriously. 

2. Time management

Time is life. Life is measured by time.

Smart women understand the power of time, so they manage it well.

This they do by setting time-bound goals and planning their activities with attached deadlines.

If you don’t set goals and plan your activities, you won’t be able to account for your time. And your life is going. The clock is ticking.

Smart women don’t leave their day to chance. They have every hour planned and can account for every hour.

This is why they are productive because they get so much done.

Another very important way to manage your time is to identify those things that waste your time and deal with them.

If you want to be a smart woman, start managing your time.

3. Networking

Smart women connect with other smart women. They understand the importance of relationship and networking.

Smart women are never intimidated by other smart women.

They instead connect with them because greatness attracts greatness.

They invest in their relationship because they know relationship is the currency of life.

They understand that birds of a feather flock together.

They know that “iron sharpens iron”.

If you want to be a smart woman, identify other smart women, and start connecting with them.

You cannot be smarter than your association.

4. Personal development

Smart women take personal development seriously. They are always aiming to be better than they are.

They don’t have the ‘I-have-arrived mentality’.

They are always seeking ways to improve themselves and their skills.

They understand that the world is fast-changing, so they keep developing themselves in order not to become out of touch with the world.

5. Financial discipline

Smart women are financially disciplined.

You can’t be a smart woman if you’re not smart financially, because money is crucial to optimal living.

Smart women don’t joke with their finances.

They not only save, but they also invest smartly. They don’t spend recklessly, no matter how wealthy they are.

They are not into trends. They don’t buy things to impress anyone.

They have a purpose for every major buying. They know what they do with their money. They know where their money goes to.

A smart woman is smart with her money.

6. Meditation

Smart women are brilliant thinkers. They meditate a lot.

They are not prone to making rash decisions or talking rashly. They weigh the consequences of their words and actions.

7. Divine wisdom

A smart woman has a relationship with God.

She understands the place of divine wisdom and guidance.

She knows that there is a limit to human smartness, thus; she connects herself to the source of wisdom – God.

A smart woman knows that there’s more to life than the physical and that there’s a spiritual aspect to life. She doesn’t take life at face value.

A smart woman isn’t religious, she’s spiritual. She takes God seriously.

If you imbibe these 7 habits of smart women, you can’t but be smart.

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