Do you think you’re smarter than most folks? Edit: 2 part question

[jerzboy]

I don’t know about smarter, cause that’s subjective... but life skills and common sense... yes

 

[Bossino]

Yes, but the ability to critically think, plan, and use foresight to minimize fukkery/Ls in your life isn't something I think of as special I feel like that's something we should all be able to do it, but yet when you go outside......

I am but I don't think of myself as such at all

 

[bnew]

Yes, but the ability to critically think, plan, and use foresight to minimize fukkery/Ls in your life isn't something I think of as special I feel like that's something we should all be able to do it, but yet when you go outside......

I am but I don't think of myself as such at all

 

[duckbutta]

I am but it took me into my 30's to realize just how smart I am and now while I make a lot of money I am playing catch up cause I could have been doing WAY better than I am right now

 

[RiffRaff]

I’m really good at pattern recognition and have great work ethic. Those two traits alone have gotten me pretty far. I wouldn’t classify those things as making me smarter than the average person tho and I’m certainly not a natural born genius or anything like that

 

[Dreamchaser]

Went to top 25 university, so its highly likely.

 

[fifth column]

I know what I don’t know so

 

[invalid]

The smarter I get the more I realize that there are more people smarter than me.

 

[OVER]

Yes and no. I've never believed myself to be an intellectual but I've always known myself to be smarter than a dumb motherfukker and strangely there seems to be an abundance of dumb motherfukkers.

 

[richaveli83]

Not really. I'm pretty sure I'm smarter than some folks on certain subjects and someone is smarter than me on other subjects.

 

[Ghost Utmost]

Book smarter for sure

But that doesn't translate to practical matters

 

[Software]

Smart people tend to underestimate themselves more because they are more aware of the things that they do not know

 

[Ozymandeas]

Nope. I read and study more to try to maximize what God gave me but, im an average dude.

God gave me 90+ on my reading/writing sliders and gave me 70 in math

 

[Killigraphy]

Smarter? is just too subjective....IQ is irrelevant, GPA means nothing...

I'd say I'm far more charismatic and manipulative than most everyone I run into.

 

[Rick Fox at UNC]

No question. A certain kind of smart though. It feels limiting.

Childhood nicknames were Professor and Doctor.
Used to win spelling bees and math awards without even trying.
Before dropping out of HS, admin basically allowed me to create my own curriculum and do my own thing.

Professors used to tell me I belong at Harvard and all that. They would allow me to skip classes and pre-reqs even at higher levels (advanced math, etc.).
Every college I've been to, people want me in honors, they want me as president of this and that, volunteer me to lead committees and all that.

HS dropout working in big tech.
People in tech often tell me I'm legit 1% talent.

Downside:
- Something is fukked up in my brain, I can't maintain focus and I can't stop overthinking everything.
- Dropout. A professor once said to me, "you're smart, and the smart people always quit." He was 100% correct.
- I cannot stick to anything at all. Too scatterbrained.
- Extremely socially awkward, almost debilitating so. Like, really odd mannerisms and such.
- Poor self-esteem
- Arrogance and over reliance on "intelligence."

The older I get, the more I realize how limiting being "smart" can be. Now I'm trying to learn a bunch of skills I should've learned at 13 or whatever. Oh well.