When she says "does stuff", she means, when you have an idea that you want to see realized, and then you follow through and take it to its logical conclusion to have an impact on others. Then repeat.
Many, many smart people have ideas, but can never finish anything. Or for that matter, never start anything.
You hear "does stuff", and take it out of context into its broad definition, which includes your garbage man. Then of course it doesn't make sense.
So stuff means only startups and hacking here right? My dad took an exam in which people well above his age fail, but he passed and got selected in a prestigious government position. He then went on to work in a lot of departments of Indian government. In short he has done a lot of "stuff" stuff. But I don't see him being famous.
No. It's not a hard and fast rule of the world and the way it works. It's a good first-order approximation, and a necessary, but not sufficient condition.
Many, many smart people have ideas, but can never finish anything. Or for that matter, never start anything.
You hear "does stuff", and take it out of context into its broad definition, which includes your garbage man. Then of course it doesn't make sense.