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beep-beep-imma-sheep · 1 year ago

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Gentle reminder that

Smart ≠ Wise ≠ Literate ≠ Jerk ≠ Know-it-all

A character can be really good with, say, numbers but know absolutely nothing of history. Or be really clever and tactical but never once in their life has opened a book. Or be a genius when it comes to music, but being a complete idiot when trying to efficiently arrange objects in certain space. Or instinctively coming up with clever solutions, but lacking the words to express them. Or having a very vast vocabulary, but but it's not someone actually clever.

The say way someone can posses a lot of knowledge in a variety of areas but being unable to put that knowledge to practice, to use, or intertwine that knowledge to find a new and creative way to come up with an answer to a problem.

There are a lot of way to be smart. A character can be smart and ignorant. A character can be smart but know oh-so-little about a lot of things.

Yes, the character can be your stereotypical know-it-all that has all the solutions in less than a minute, doesn't miss a thing, gets impatient and cocky because no one can keep up with them and so one, but it doesn't need to.

#Like look at me- I'm what everyone calls smart and do you think I'm a clever jerk that effortlessly solves all their problems??? lmao no #I'm just someone with like two braincells available- ask me anything about- idk- design #I can have a lengthy conversation about physics or history and so on #but try to get me to talk about cars #or fashion #or modern politics #i don't know a THING about those #You can also take as an example my friend- she's really REALLY smart #she's good with numbers- whatever thise numbers may be #she can do math like a calculator #all physics problems- no matter how elaborate and difficult - are a piece of cake for her #she can see a room a calculate how much paint or cement or wall tiles or rafters or whatever you'll need to make a renovation #she know how to code and knows how to make electronic circuits #try and ask her what ethereal means #she's so bad with words and explaining herself to the point that I am her intermediary when we're in a group #and she doesn't know English either #she knows only one language #I could go on and on #about people who are really smart in something and really dumb in another thing #myself included #it's more common to be smart in a few things and dumb in others than be a complete genius #and ofc you CAN write a complete genius if you want to #there's nothing wrong with it #just saying that it's not the only way to be smart or clever #writing #writers #writers on tumblr #writing humor #long post

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