I'm occasionally told I'm a smart guy by people 20+ years older than me (I'm a college student), and on the rare occasion by a peer.
I've told other people something like, "You're a smart guy, you'll figure it out."<p>I'd like to know what you think makes a smart guy.
Is it a personality, type of thinking, IQ, achievements or something else?<p>Thanks!
"Smart" is in the eye of the beholder. It's subjective, and how it's used tells you about the person telling you this.<p>This means a lot of people consider you to hold above-average processing and retention abilities, such that you'll be able to solve the majority of problems you encounter in life. And you're probably friendly to most people.<p>You're probably more quantitative than those who tell this to you, so they likely are less sure about which metric they're identifying than you are.
Its what I say when I want somebody to do what they were supposed to do. For example, if I think an employee is bugging me too much or is not thinking hard enough I tell them that they are a 'smart' person and that they can figure it out (alone).
"Smart" is an equation of memory, logical reasoning, comprehension, speech and street smart (hustle). I never met a person who's good at all five. Usually people are mediocre at all of them or excel in couple and lack in the others.