A) For everyone who wants others to think they are smarter than they really are
B) For everyone who wants to know who the poseurs are
C) Both A and B (this would include me)
Adams says, in four managable steps:
...you need to wear corrective lenses even if your eyesight is perfect
...you must learn to stop talking so much
It’s also good to know a few brainy words that only appear in high-end publications...
...round out your artificial sense of smartness by becoming a fake wine expert
I do recall some ancient wise guy once saying "Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue." He was an antediluvian fellow.
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