Leave it to you to bring something brainy to the same old equation. At a family gathering, you'll be the one to uncover that one of your relatives had a storied career as a rocket scientist, and you'll while away the hours learning all about a new field; or you'll be the one to inaugurate a fresh tradition of playing a word game with a big, festive group of friends. And, naturally, you're hailed as a genius for livening things up.