Smartlife

The rise of the Internet reveals that information doesn’t make you smart: anybody can learn about anything, and still sound as stupid as when they started. Instead it’s the application of information that makes or breaks you, revealing the difference between someone who truly learns and someone who’s turned themselves into a walking encyclopedia.

To live a Smartlife in such an age you can’t claim any advantage from having heard of things: an embarrassment of informational riches makes it meaningless. The real trick is turning an assortment of thoughts, theories,…