300 wings equal higher IQ?

Just like everything in this world, the idea of being smart is in the eye of the beholder. What does it mean to be smart? The real answer, is that their is no answer. The ability to be smart, can be used in a numerous amount of ways. "Everything Bad is Good for You," by Steven Johnson explores the idea of how different spectrums other than the educational forum can make one smarter. This was essentially the case for me at Drexel this past week when I took the task of ordering 300 wings. It was Sunday night, and the Eagles were playing the Bears. I was practically starving.I had two friends in the room, and they agreed that we should order some food. We then decided to order wings from Ed's. My friend, Vraj, jokingly said we should get 300. However, we agreed to order 50. Then it got out of hand. My roommates came in and asked if they could have some of our wings. Then their friends asked if they could have some wings. Suddenly the idea of having 300 wings became reality. Needless to say we left Ed’s with 3oo wings that night to with a floor of students eagerly awaiting our arrival.
So how did this make me smarter? Well it’s actually pretty simple. Johnson highlights the idea of threads in tv shows. He essentially describes a thread as a separate story line. In tv shows now, there are so many threads to keep track of. I also had to deal with many threads that night. The task of finding about 11 people on my floor to order three hundred wings was not simple. Every person was a thread. I had to keep everyone’s feelings and emotions in my head. With that I used my social skills to convince them to order with us. I probed my whole floor. I had to see which people could possibly order. Then when they seem interested I acted. It was then time to telescope.
Johnson describes telescoping when he talks of video games. He defines it as doing a task which in turn leads to another task. I had to get people interested, then to commit, and then I had to go to Ed’s get the wings and bring them back. I eventually used these little tasks to reach my final goal.
Being smart is doing everything you can to reach an obtain a final goal. I did this by wanting to order 300 wings. A smart person sees the objective and uses his abilities to reach the final goal. I guess you can just call me a genius. : )