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Neurodivergent 3w
I FEEL SO FUCKING STUPID ALL THE TIME. I feel genuinely idiotic. I love my major and do well in my classes but theres always someone better. I have never been the smartest in the room and I never will be and it haunts me.
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Anonymous 3w

friendly reminder that not being the smartest or the “best” in the room doesn’t mean you’re stupid.

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Anonymous 2w

If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re surrounded by idiots, better to be surrounded by smart people in that regard.

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Anonymous 3w

the wisest people are the ones who *know* they aren’t the smartest in the room. plus, we’re all smart in different ways. on a biology field class, i felt so dumb bc the girl in my cabin was reading like an 5” thick textbook on lichens and fungi, but they all looked to me for bird identification. another classmate knew all the bugs and insects, while another knew everything about the wetland ecosystems we were in… honestly, it was like a fun little puzzle combining our knowledge together

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Anonymous 3w

Luckily the brain is a muscle you can work out. Due to your high valuing of intelligence, you probably have the motivation to become smarter. Do puzzles, read, gain more crystalized intelligence by studying things. You’ll get there

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 2w

Eh thats not always true, and I don’t think its a healthy mindset for the super smart to have. Definitely met some high iq people who look down on everyone else and wonder why they’re alone/cant connect.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

I only mean, if you are the smartest person in a room you are in the wrong room. If you gotta be the smartest person in the room for your ego that’s unhealthy. Otherwise if you surround yourself with people who are smarter than you (even if you’re incredibly bright) than you have a shot at learning something from them! Otherwise you have nothing to learn and your talent for learning is wasted.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 2w

I think you can learn some things from dumb people, there’s more qualities than just intelligence and different kinds of intelligence

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