Celebrate your intelligence because you deserve it!
Smart is Cool Day is celebrated every year on October 22nd. It's a day to embrace your smartness and appreciate your fantastic mind.
History
I've searched the World Wide Web to learn about the history of this day, but I can't find anything about who created the day, why it was created, or when more than a handful of people started celebrating it annually.
I started to wonder why this day was being celebrated.
Why was it important that smart is "cool?" Why did that matter?
Then I remembered when smart wasn't synonymous with being "cool" in my youth. I remembered kids, myself included, being teased or bullied when their smartness was demonstrated or highlighted in a school setting.
Hopefully this has changed since I graduated high school eons ago as it made some kids feel bad about doing well. Smart is Cool Day is a great way to shed a positive light on one's smartness and mental growth.
I believe today is the perfect day to appreciate one's own intelligence. After all, we're always learning something new, learning from mistakes, and adapting to change. We often strive for mental growth personally, educationally, and professionally.
Our smart minds allow us to learn, grow, and improve, but we sometimes forget to appreciate our own intelligence.
How to Celebrate
The way I see it, today is a great day to celebrate your smartness by learning something new, testing your knowledge, and exercising your brain. Below are some things you could do to celebrate today:
Read educational or professional topics of interest
Watch how-to or informational videos
Write a reflection piece on something you recently learned or want to learn more about
Teach someone else a new skill
Complete tests or quizzes to test your knowledge
Complete puzzles or trivia games
If you're in school, do your schoolwork!
There are many other ways you can celebrate Smart is Cool Day. However you choose to celebrate, just don't forget to take some time to embrace your smartness and appreciate your fantastic mind.
Celebrate your intelligence because you deserve it!
What's Next?
I've been watching videos on how to do simple animations in Adobe Photoshop. I'll spend some time today applying what I learned by creating my first doodle animation. I'll also play trivia games because it's a more fun way to celebrate today.
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Thanks, and have a great day!
Simply Jelly Jam
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