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This week – Common Sense.

In previous SuperMind Saturdays I have looked at some of the burning issues in the world. Everything from obesity to violence, immigration to gambling. But this week is different. While Common Sense is not a society problem per se, it is an element of human life that has gone missing far too much. Gone missing so often it appears it’s no longer in use at all. And THAT’s why SMS needs to get involved as ask some pertinent questions about it. In keeping with the subject, let’s start with the obvious.

1. And Common Sense is?

At first this may seem a strange question. After all, Common Sense is obvious, isn’t it? You know, if you do anything very risky the chances of an accident ramp up. If you spend more money than you have got, you will soon end up in debt. And if you treat your partner and friends badly, you are most likely to end up on your own. But, that’s just it. Common sense is, well was, fairly easy to understand. Yet into today’s modern world the concept of the examples above have been missed by a huge amount of people on the planet. So, to help get them back on track…..

How is Common Sense best defined?

2. Responsibility fail.

With a sensible head we are aware of the consequences. Again, perhaps less so in this contemporary society. Have bad debts from sheer overspending, seek an IVA to remove the most possible. Be badly overweight from overeating and seek surgery or a wonder drug to get the weight off quick. Relationship issues, just bail out and get on an app and find a new partner. Common sense has gone simply because people don’t want, and won’t take, responsibility for their behaviour and actions anymore.

Has a lack of responsibility killed Common Sense?

3. It is not a top table trait.

We expect our leaders to act with sensible actions. To make decisions that are based on solid and sound thinking. To not wage war or make fiscal choices that put our safety and security at risk. After all, they are the highest member of society because the buck stops with them, they run the show, and they have the power to rule. And there’s where Common Sense has disappeared in modern times. Leaders now seek to control other countries, or push personal ideologies, drive agendas, and are caught up in battles for power with rival political parties and leaders. Common Sense doesn’t exist in their shenanigans.

Are leaders now driven by power rather than sense?

4. The Social Media Effect.

In 21st Century life most things always come back to social media, As it is the daily ‘go to’ place for billions of humans, it has to be the same place to go for anything causing issues or influencing humanity. Whether people actually know or not, watching and reading on social media permeates into the consciousness. If we regularly see others speaking, suggesting, showing, and plain advising to act in ways that are not Common Sense, we will align more with their way of thinking. They become our mental mentors and if they live without truly considering being sensible, chances are we will be infected in exactly the same manner.

Has social media destroyed Common Sense?

5. Time for a new set of Common Sense thinking?

I’m going to play fair, and play devils advocate. Common Sense has changed, and maybe it’s simply had its day in its old form. Life has evolved very quickly in the last few decades and how we live and interact has always kept pace with this. Common Sense may have gotten left behind and become too rooted in past thinking. It could be that we have moved on mentally on what is sensible (such as not staying in the same job for life or using money to create passive income) but we aren’t truly aware of what represents Common Sense as life has been in rapid change.

Therefore, should we rethink what Common Sense is today and record that in some way?

Ok, that’s another SuperMind Saturday done. Thank you for being here for the SuperMind time. Keep thinking about these. We need more minds thinking about this issue and the others issue on SuperMind Saturdays. Why? Because it’s needed. Because the world requires new thoughts and ideas. Perhaps YOURS!!

See you next time for more super thinking.

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