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...first few weeks in Cambridge were marked by reverence for those around me, those potentially brilliant minds that had yet to prove themselves otherwise. I had from the start, I now acknowledge, an inkling that I might be smarter than practically everyone around me. But my deference to the very name of Harvard prevented such a disquieting thought to blossom beyond mere conjecture...
...only am I smarter than you; I am also more gracious. Indeed for your sake––and for the sake of those who, like myself, can hardly endure another moment in the company of imbeciles––I have compiled a few guidelines for behavior at Harvard College...
...believe that the primary purpose of language to be communication. Clearly they are unfamiliar with academic writing and speaking; even a casual glance at these would reveal that the real aim of language is to confuse and, in so doing, to make others realize that you are smarter than they...
Until then, I shall simply have to resign myself to the fact that I’m smarter than everyone else...
...SMARTER RISK TAKING Its culture embraced risk--including others'. Enron's Energy Services unit was a pioneer in building a business based on getting other companies to pay to shed risk. It helped concerns like Starwood Hotels handle complex financial instruments that protected them from swings in energy prices. Clients got predictable prices; Enron took on the risk--and potentially huge rewards. One tool Enron had to work with: groundbreaking in-house software for risk management...