This is the first thing I thought of. This is a very creative and resourceful individual. To be fair I would be one of those people (am fairly young too) who

This is the first thing I thought of. This is a very creative and resourceful individual. To be fair I would be one of those people (am fairly young too) who thinks the word genius/brilliant is thrown around for way too many cases that it isn't accurate to the point that it is losing its impact. People are diluting language through hyperbole or lack of intentional use imho. It could also be that too many people this kind of thinking is so foreign that it seems like genius/brilliance. I guess it could all be relative. A genius to the general public might be different from say a genius to a group of nuclear physicists.