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I am convinced that 'smart' is something else entirely. There is an awful lot of brainpower dedicated to skills like walking into a party where you know noone,
by kpil 11y ago
I am convinced that 'smart' is something else entirely.
There is an awful lot of brainpower dedicated to skills like walking into a party where you know noone, meeting with annoyed customers, or even polite conversation, etc.
- socket0 11y agoA lot of people (most people?) seem to have that built into their BIOS. Or at least the most basic functionality needed to do that. That's not to imply they all like those situations, just that they don't freeze up and experience the human equivalent of a BSOD when confronted by one.
- tribune 11y agoSome certainly do, but I highly doubt it's "most" people. There's probably a significant self-selection bias for people who frequently end up in these situations.
- alexashka 11y agoI think you're making the point that there's different kinds of smart - I couldn't agree with you more. What I meant by smart and what I got from the original article is someone who is a systemic thinker who likes to categorize things. That's a very valuable skill. Learning to get along with people who don't naturally do that (most people) is a skill you can expedite by using systemic thinking and figuring out how emotion-based conversations go :)