Smartness is an ability to absorb new facts. To walk into a situation, have something explained to you, and immediately say, “Well, what about this?” To ask an insightful question. To absorb it in real time. A capacity to remember. To relate to domains that may not seem connected at first.
Bill Gates in The Rich and How They Got That Way, 2001
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Obrigado, Jorge Xavier
Atenção que o livro não é do Bill Gates! Apenas a citação é.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Rich-How-They-That/dp/1857882679
1) “Smartness” is an ability to absorb new facts. To walk into a situation, have something explained to you, and immediately say, “Well, what about this?” To ask an insightful question. To absorb it in real time. A capacity to remember. To relate to domains that may not seem connected at first. Bill Gates
2) “Xico-smartness” is the antonym of “smartness”.