Do you have "Common Sense"?
By josefina
@josie_ (9763)
Philippines
April 8, 2018 10:23pm CST
"the obvious is never simple just like common sense isn't so common"
Have you ever been told that the solution to a problem or a difficult situation you find yourself in only requires "common sense"?
Although not expressly stated, the subtle implication is that of being "STUPID".
Usually the person accusing us of this lack of "common sense" are themselves uninformed or don't have the know-how to actually make a sound judgment on our needs.
"Common sense" has been equated with being practical and realistic. We believe people with common sense can be relied on to give good advice. But simply making decisions base solely from experience or "homespun wisdom" without further study is risking an uncertain outcome.
If "common sense" is so common, we wouldn't be doing things that are harmful and not beneficial to us like our vices (smoking, drinking, drugs, gambling etc.), make rash decisions through impulsive buying or elect to public office people who lack the experience but look like our favorite movie stars.
Next time someone tells you it only takes "common sense"(don't you just hate their haughtiness), ask them to elaborate further and watch confusion cross their face.
Take the "common sense" test below to find out if you have any. (I failed miserably) 
"If it's called common sense, why is it so rare" This video asks you a mere four questions. To pass the test, you must answer with simplicity and prevent you...
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@luisadannointed (4171)
• Philippines
9 Apr 18
50 - 50 I might say... lol! Common sense is being eaten by everyday verbal abuse of people over us since we were a child, it is also eaten by insecurity and low self esteem. When people keep bullying us since we were young, I guess common sense will be worn out, even though, they have the right actions and words to express, it was eaten by fear that they might think differently again or think it is stupid to do so, so they do the opposite of what their common sense tells them to do.
or sometimes they have common sense but they can't renounce the calling of their flesh that's why most of them have vices and do other harmful things in their lives.
Sometimes, out of rebellion and stubbornness... that is why they set aside common sense.
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@luisadannointed (4171)
• Philippines
9 Apr 18
@josie_ maybe because I am too emotional... Most of the times I need to think logical also... I don't know.
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@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
9 Apr 18
@luisadannointed _Some problems require logic like when building a house or driving a car, but most decisions we make are emotion-driven like when we fall in love or what fast food to order..
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@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
9 Apr 18
I do sometimes and sometimes I do not. Which is more than most. 
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@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
9 Apr 18
@josie_ Indeed, and why does it always have to be so smart. You ever get so frustrated with how smart things are. Dude, just trying to wash my clothes.My brain is already haggered from thinking all day and you want me to send a rocket to the moon with that type sequence. 
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@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
9 Apr 18
@crossbones27 _I do feel nostalgia for the old fashion washing machine compare to the new model that have me scratching my head with all those integrated microprocessors supposedly to make my work easier. Maybe I'm just not computer-savvy. I usually call my grandchildren to press whatever setting is required..
Are machines to blame for people's intellectual decline? Perhaps "common sense" or worse, "thinking" would no longer be necessary in this new age of technological advancement.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
9 Apr 18
My children are complete opposites when it comes to common sense. One was academically bright but had no common sense so threw it away. My youngest was not academic but has bags of common sense and has done really well in life.
I failed the common sense test miserably
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
9 Apr 18
@josie_ She works in a high paid job in her home town. No she could never have been a teacher but she has done well since she left school. The school couldn't be bothered with her.
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@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
9 Apr 18
@sprite1950 _...or afford to pay her high salary.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
9 Apr 18
This test is the most stupid I ever read and the one who wrote this has no common sense. Take the questions about "crocodiles" (plural) as only one was "invited" to the Noah arc the reply is not good. The one who wrote the test failed to have common sense.
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@YrNemo (20261)
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13 Apr 18
Glad to know that you failed to get high scores for that common sense test, since I was told in my late teen to early 20s, that I was not blessed with common sense whatsoever. THAT worried me a bit back then. (And still does at times.)
Thing is, I was admired (most often) for my knowledge (whatever was there), but when they (the Roman Catholic nun in charge of that boarding house) told me I had no common sense whatsoever (in front of the whole class, about a dozen around my age, and they all laughed at me, agreeing), I felt like they slapped me in the face... It was not a nice feeling.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
9 Apr 18
It makes sense. Common sense isn't so common.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
11 Apr 18
I have never been accused of not having common sense, I believe I have it in abundance.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
11 Apr 18
@josie_ I am rather fanatically organized, I have a list for everything, this way I don't forget things. I have been accused of being OCD
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@sabtraversa (12937)
• Italy
13 Apr 18
Funny test, I got 2/4.
I thought the fridge could have kept both giraffe and elephant, got the 2nd wrong because of that.
And the third, no comment. 
"Sense" is about sensations, as the word suggests, i.e. emotions and intuitions.
Common doesn't mean good, or logical, but "common sense" is meant as having a good intuition.
Maybe most people used to "sense" well, and now it's no longer the case. 
Nowadays, it's common nonsense. 
"Sense" is about sensations, as the word suggests, i.e. emotions and intuitions.
Common doesn't mean good, or logical, but "common sense" is meant as having a good intuition.
Maybe most people used to "sense" well, and now it's no longer the case.
Nowadays, it's common nonsense. 1 person likes this
@sabtraversa (12937)
• Italy
13 Apr 18
@josie_ Agreed, sensations and intuitions can be very subjective. 
That's a great way to look at the result, I like balance, thanks for sharing your perspective.
That's a great way to look at the result, I like balance, thanks for sharing your perspective. 1 person likes this
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
13 Apr 18
The term "common sense" would imply a generally acceptable response but we all react differently when face with problems and difficult situations. What's good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander.
If you think of it, getting half of the questions correct means you are both intuitive and rational.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
9 Apr 18
Yes I have common sense..
Common sense is not a gift it's a punishment because you have to deal with everyone who doesn't have it.. Haha!!!
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
9 Apr 18
@josie_ hahaha!ll no not at all ma'am ..
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
10 Apr 18
@josie_ no, people just don't have common sense at all!
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
9 Apr 18
Who says common sense is common?. You are told to use it which many do not
@allknowing (130066)
• India
10 Apr 18
@josie_ Then why are they asked to use it?
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 May 18
Interesting post and give much food for thought. I would have thought I had common sense but maybe not.
@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
4 May 18
Okay I watch the test and got 2 correct. That test is dishonest. The premise is misleading (by omission).
That test is designed to fail all adults. One vital piece of information was withheld...which you can only figure out after the fourth question is asked. Only then do you see a pattern, which was, all questions are related.
I am over thinking it , right?
