When you are knowledgeable, it does not mean you are smart. You may know and memorize tons of facts but when a problem arises, and you are unable to solve the problem it shows how little you understand something. It may show how not smart you are; it does not mean you are incapable of gaining the smart skills, it just means you need more practice of using what you learned. Now being able to solve a problem requires you to understand the theory and then applies it in the right circumstances. It's like taking a chemistry test; the professor teaches the theory of conservation of energy and the student has to apply that rule in a test question. The student who does not understand it will have a trouble and may not be able to get the question right. The student who understands the law of energy conservation will have a higher chance to get the question right.
You can not be smart just a day, you have to continuously train your brain to think smartly.
Being smart requires:
1. Being conscious of the differences between being smart and knowledgeable.
2. Being knowledgeable. In order to apply a subject, one must know what the topic encompasses. Period.
3. Being able to apply the learn knowledge to situations. This is probably the hardest part at first since doing anything for the first time is difficult.
4. Confidence. You have to believe that you can do it.
5. Practice what is learned.
It's important to be knowledgeable and smart in order to survive this world; this applies to the workforce and school situations. Being smart is a trained skill and anyone can cultivate and make improvement on it. The brain is not fixed, it can learn anything and adding one more skill to the list of to-do will only make it better.
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