Meeting and getting acquainted (熟悉的) with new friends can be challenging. 【小题1】 However, if you are connected with intellectual (智力的) interests, it will be easier for you to make smart friends. The following are some useful tips that may help you meet intellectually excellent friends.

【小题2】 When you hope to meet smart friends, it's important to identify what kind of interest you're searching for. For example, some individuals have a good knowledge of cooking or community volunteering. After you identify what you need, join the group among new people to learn from them and develop the interests.

Expand (拓展) your professional circles. 【小题3】 If you are working in a company without intellectual persons, why not join a club of your field or discussion group related to your profession? For example, if you are working in IT industry and would like to make smart friends involved, join a group related to IT to meet with industry elite (精英).

Invite new persons to social activities. Once you meet with a new person, make an effort to develop a friendship by inviting the person to join in some daily activities, such as having coffee, talking a walk, having lunch or playing tennis. 【小题4】

Arrange group events together with smart individuals. This works well with groups that share common interests, such as artistic creation, scientific research, or literature appreciation. 【小题5】 If you do so, you are likely to make more social connections with a wider variety of intellectual individuals.