The Cheats Guide To Instant Genius Official

You are at a cocktail party. A physicist says: “Dark matter doesn’t exist; it’s a math error.” Do not: Argue physics. You will lose. Do: Sip your drink. Look at the ceiling. Mutter: “Cute. Very 2019. But what’s the ontological cost of that elegance?”

(Disclaimer: The Cheat’s Guide does not guarantee actual intelligence, only the strategic appearance thereof. For actual genius, see Chapter 12: ‘Hire a Quiet Nerd to Follow You Around.’)

Someone mentions a topic you have never heard of. Let’s say: “The pre-Socratic flux of Anaximander is really just a recursion of the void.” the cheats guide to instant genius

The core principle of Instant Genius is . A fool opens his mouth and removes all doubt. A cheat opens his mouth to change the subject before anyone realizes he’s clueless.

If someone asks, “Do you understand quantum entanglement?” Do not say yes. Do not say no. Say: “I find the anthropic framing of that question to be a little dated, don’t you?” You are at a cocktail party

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Never answer the question. Change the axis of the debate. Do: Sip your drink

Walk away. You have won. You are a genius.