"<a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hppbxV9C63g&amp;t=10m35s"">10:35</a> My short term memory definitely needs improving", I sometimes start an operation in my head, and have trouble "holding on" to the steps I've already taken in order to accomplish the operation. However, given a bit of time, a piece of paper, I find that I become very "smart". I can develop relationships in different and unique ways, and if you read a text I write, where I have time to think about an argument and the right way to phrase it, or smooth over some mistakes, I sound much smarter than orally, where I have to string a bunch of words or concepts together in the moment, and can much more easily fumble.<br><br>I think you ought to be careful when attaching short term memory to intelligence. Doing things fast doesn't necessarily mean you have the ability to see a variety of relationships. It's like comparing a marathon runner to a sprinter. It's not the same thing, and different moments require different skills.