if you knew who was smart then you would be smart
if you knew who was smart then you would be smart, you would know what to do, you would do what the smart one does
if you knew who was smart then you would be smart, you would know what to decide, you would decide what the smart one would have decided
if you knew who was smart then you would be smart, you would know which way to choose, you would have chosen the path the smart one would have chosen
we use the word smart (or not-smart) and the smart (or not-smart) label to describe everyone and their dog
if you knew who was smart then you would be smart
however you have no fucking clue
you can only recognize how smart someone is to the extent to which YOU yourself are smart
those smarter than you will be beyond your comprehension
you can only recognize how smart someone is to the extent to which YOU yourself are smart
and when you recognize who indeed is smarter — then you get smarter
you DO what THEY DO
not uncritically, obviously. But doing what the smarter do is a good rule of thumb. It’s better then doing what stupid do, for sure.
save your labels for your friend’s dog (“good” dog, “smart” dog)
recognize the fool — so that you don’t work with him
recognize one clearly little smarter then you — so that you learn from him
that is all you have to do
if you knew who was smart then you would be smart