There are different kinds of smart.

There is the kind where one just has a good memory, where they're able to recall the information they've come across. They're smart because they understood the info enough to be able to recite it to a degree in their recollection of the information. This smart is generated from some level of interest, appreciation, or esteem.

There is the kind where one's interest causes them to research, consider, investigate information that others don't. This smart is by...