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...devilish problem, of course, is defining "smart enough." Enough to accomplish what, precisely? To make a living or to make a killing? And smart enough to satisfy whom? An employer who wants you to do your work by quitting time or one who wishes you had finished it yesterday? Being able to do what must be done is liberating, but being able to do whatever might be done (or whatever your driven ego or pushy boss might conceivably demand) can be enslaving...
...there such a thing as brain food? I'm convinced there is. The evidence for some foods, such as fish, is stronger than for others, like turmeric and brightly colored vegetables. But none of those foods is bad for you, and they certainly won't make you any less smart...
...haven't already heard the term nootrope, better jot it down. Chances are you'll hear it a lot in the future. A marriage of the Greek words noos, for "mind," and tropein, for "toward," it refers to drugs that enhance mental performance?popularly known as smart drugs. Nootropes aren't new. Amphetamines, first synthesized by a German chemist in 1887 and used in over-the-counter inhalers by the 1920s, were doled out generously during World War II to Allied and German troops to keep them alert. Military pilots still take dextroamphetamine, or go pills, to stay in fighting...
...with characteristic self-assurance. “They’re fun to watch,” Delaney-Smith said. “They’re not fun to play, but they’re fun to watch because they connect so well. And they’re smart.” Only when Harvard rolled off a late 30-8 run, which turned a 70-40 dismantling into a 78-70 thriller with two minutes remaining, did defensive pressure appear to phase the Dartmouth attackers. The Big Green locked down on defense and pulled away...
...should have been able to put more pressure on them from the get go,” Delaney-Smith said. “I think they struggle with pressure, but they’re so smart. They connect with each other so well...