Update : January 30, 2021

• Smart is an adjective.
• Smarter and Smartest are the comparative and superlative forms.

Conventional and Unconventional Wisdom

• Thomas Edison said, “Success is due to 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration”.
• Newer thinking : “Work smarter. Not harder.”

Smart Card and Devices

• I worked for a Defense Contractor.
• My assignment was at DMDC (Defense Manpower Data Center).
  Every employee and contractor was issued a Smart Card, which has a processor and memory to hold Biometrics (e.g. fingerprint), Photo ID, and Cryptographic Keys.
  One has to use a Smart Card to (a) enter specified areas of the building (b) logging on to a computer system.
  Smart cards were not cheap at that time, and there were limitations in the resources (e.g. memory on the card)
• Smart devices (e.g. smart phones) are ubiquitous.
  Smart cars (e.g. driver-less) are available.

SMART

SMART is an acronym for setting Objectives.

• S : Specific
• M : Measurable
• A : Achievable
• R : Realistic
• T : Time-bounded

SMARTER (which extends SMART) is a lesser used acronym.

SMART Group of Companies

• U Kyaw Kyaw Hlaing founded the group in Myanmar.
• SMART Media is a company in the group.