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Like Paul Graham, I'm in my 50s. Unlike Paul Graham, I've never been confident that I can identify what a 'smart' person is. The only thing I know for sure is t
by jamesgill 4y ago
Like Paul Graham, I'm in my 50s. Unlike Paul Graham, I've never been confident that I can identify what a 'smart' person is. The only thing I know for sure is that it rarely has anything to do with what people like to call 'intelligence'.
- mturmon 4y agoMy problem and shame has been the false negatives I have. I meet people with great potential all the time - who have done more, or know more, or think more deeply about something than others. And it's apparent to me - they're going to do great stuff. My problem is that there are also plenty of people who don't trigger that sense in me, but that have gone on to do really great stuff all the same. So I try to be humble about my assessments. I agree that whatever separator line there is, it's not 'intelligence', maybe more like intelligence * drive * longevity, and I may be keying in on the first factor but not others.