Observations and Reflections of a Genius
Not a good choice of word "genius" to begin with.
Well, it's better than them coming to kill me.
relevance
I feel "[Some kind of smarts.
What is this "certain cleverness"?
The fact that you want to prefix the word "sort of" means that it is a different concept than the default "intelligence". We need metrics that can measure this capability.
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Normal learning process
1: Collect information and arrange it at the bottom
2: Think about it and pile it up on the top step.
3: Apply and learn from the results
Some people see study as classroom learning and overlook the importance of 3
That genius is spinning the learning cycle at high speed, or is it?
Well, you could say that and you could say that they don't.
I get the feeling that you're jumping to the easy explanation that "the learning is greater because we're running the learning cycle at a higher speed."
That doesn't explain the existence of a "certain kind" of "cleverness."
Learning by turning the cycle of learning is the high road.
I feel we're taking the not-so-high road.
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