Continuing the discussion from Anyone's brain getting worse with cognitive problems:
What’s your intelligence like when it comes to daily practical tasks? It’s the area I have by far the greatest difficulty. It’s taken many years for it to be recognised as a genuine difficulty rather than as ‘proof’ of a ‘character weakness’.
I’d say mine is pretty good. So far anyway.
Yeah, I struggle also with daily tasks.
I think I am doing ok but I hardly use my intelligence anymore. I am more focused on hobbies and being active.
I would say i have very good practical intelligence.
Motivation to do daily tasks can be low though
A lot of mine comes from a female holding a pointy stick standing behind me.
For me when I play carroms,
I used to think and play,
Like the planing for the second shot,
I used to plan before
but now I just aim for single shot
and the opponent wins.
Its hard to win a game,
I think I should start playing chess.
Game is really good,
to know how frequent and how ones mind is fit.
In my opinion.
Brushing my teeth has been an uphill battle since coming down with sz. I can’t explain why, but it definitely has got nothing to do with being intelligent, because you need exactly one neuron to know how to brush your teeth.
Shopping for groceries - one may argue that it takes some ability to be able to choose which products have the best value (ie, nutritional score divided by price or some similar index). In practice, I have a hard time getting dressed and leaving the house. But once I’m inside the shop, I easily find my way around. I know beforehand what I want to buy, and if a certain brand is out of stock, I look for the closest replacement. I am not an impulse buyer. Colors and glitters and dubious discounts (to prices that had probably been inflated just a short while before, or to merchandise about to expire) never sweep me off my feet. Is this intelligence? I don’t really know, but it doesn’t feel like it.
Paying the bills. There are more than one way to pay the bills nowadays. I still go to the company’s office, take a tracking number and talk to a clerk behind a desk. I pay either in cash or with a credit card. I take the receipt and that’s it.
Laundry and cleaning. I do the bare minimum. I’d perhaps feel better if I did more, but hey, do negative symptoms ring a bell ?
Talking to strangers. Yes, this requires interpersonal skills. I don’t talk much anyway, I have poor persuading skills. I could never become an influencer. I actually fear making new acquaintances, but I push through when needed. Luckily, it is not often needed.
Bottom line, I am probably dysfunctional on many levels. Does it disturb my sleep ? Not really 
I think practical wisdom is the best kind. I don’t like to get too much into over theorizing things. I’m not exactly sure what you mean by practical intelligence but I think I have a good head on my shoulders.
Ah. I have no problem holding my pointy stick behind a female.
Edit. I cant brain 
I’m somewhere in between book smart and street smart I think
The article explains it but I disagree with what they say about what someone with common sense (practical intelligence) wouldnt like.
Its just one facet of intelligence.
I agree with you.
I don’t have street smarts but I can do stuff around the apartment, and fix certain things and I’m able to assemble most things if the instructions come with it. It means I won’t be on the street selling phony crack or getting over on people, but I can cook and clean well enough to live on my own and if I need to put together a set of shelves or figure out how my new radio/alarm clock works, I’m going to do it successfully.
I kinda vary from day to day on my ability to do things, so I kind of have to “read the room” every morning when I wake up and go with the flow of the day and whatever my brain is up to at the moment.
It’s gotten better over the years, I won’t get into details, but I still have moments of forgetfulness or becoming overwhelmed by certain tasks with no explanation, but I am learning to accept my limitations and focus on what’s best for me at the moment.
Be kind to yourself, don’t give up and just do the best you can every day.
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