Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 20:18:09 12/12/02
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"Most of the stuff we think of as smart is based on experience." I could have told them that. It's also a lot of luck. I remember when I learned algebra, I saw a few patterns that I could apply to almost any algebra problem. Maybe it was pure luck that the light bulb went on in my mind when I recognized those patterns. As a result I was seen as "smart". What if I had been sick that day the light bulb went on in my head and didn't attend school that day? What if my friend threw a paper airplane across the room when the teacher wasn't looking and I lost my train of thought, and algebra never "clicked" in my brain? Maybe those people in that class wouldn't have thought I was so smart. So, does being "smart" involve a lot of luck? I think so.
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