just interested
2007-03-09 10:09:09 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
A smart person is someone who makes good decisions in life. A smart person is also someone who learns from their mistakes.
2007-03-09 10:18:15 · answer #1 · answered by Robert G. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We learn from our environment. Unfortunately, we learn the wrong lessons in life or we find wrong meaning in our environment. A smart person consistently extracts the most accurate meaning, fastest way possible. A smart person learns, adopts, and utilizes his or her previous experience much quicker than an ordinary being. With this capability, you can be a smart doctor, a smart lawyer, a smart hot dog seller or anyone smarter than your peers in any field.
2007-03-09 18:46:28 · answer #2 · answered by Rio C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't like defining "being smart" for the simple fact that everyone is particularly clever about a particular subject along the way, so, everyone is "smart"
2007-03-09 20:36:38 · answer #3 · answered by elimayme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of smartness could be classified into theoretical smartness and practical smartness. The theoretical smartness acquired by books and working in a profession. Usually someone who is theoretical smart tends to have practical smartness. Meaning if you are a a doctor you are versed in so many other related areas and been called as "street smart". But it is not necessarily true.
Most of the practical smart( street smart) people have huge potential to become "sales people" or "Managers" or "Entrepreneurs". Their exposure and experience brought those attributes to them as they walk their life.
Some of the ways to acquire smartness is from being extrovert, reading books and by doing things.(like learn to change car tires) etc.,
Some people just happen to know so many things like negotiation, adept in saying no etc., and mostly called as smart.
Some people are just lucky to be called smart because they are rich or physically very attractive.
2007-03-09 18:27:05 · answer #4 · answered by prabs 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Being smart is having the ability to learn but being wise is far greater. One must know what to do with the knowledge gained in order for it to be of any use, or for it to prove beneficial to the quality of a person's life.
2007-03-10 00:28:58 · answer #5 · answered by Bethany 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being smart or wise or intelligent is making the most out of what you've been given and always being open to learning more.
2007-03-09 19:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by Charlie Kicksass 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL I dont have to define it.. the substandards already know.. they dont have to ask... SHEESH
99.9% of people are sheep (we need sheep I admit it.. whos gonna dig our ditches?)
Smart is the wrong word in the first place.. should have been Intelligent.. not smart.. smart is a peon word
2007-03-09 18:38:55 · answer #7 · answered by darchangel_3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I think having a certain amount of knowlege that you can successfully solve problems of all types. This being a certain amount of common sense and book smarts.
2007-03-09 18:21:51 · answer #8 · answered by Okaydokay21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smart is not just knbowing something, but knowing when or how or why something occurs as well.
Thats being smart
2007-03-09 18:12:52 · answer #9 · answered by ladydragonstar26 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smart= memorizing things.
Intelligent= able to figure it out all by yourself.
2007-03-09 18:36:43 · answer #10 · answered by starryeyed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋