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Uniquely Bright: Experiences and Tips?
An anonymous reader writes: "I would like to hear from fellow /.ers that consider themselves unusually but non-traditionally 'bright' and how you have dealt with it. What are you doing now? What did you do for education? How is your life now? I'm on the verge of entering college, never having liked school much yet always in love with learning. I would like some tips, suggestions, and experience in living with an extra degree of intensity, depth, and general intelligence. I love learning, yet I never have found school enjoyable. I'm incredibly intense and concentrated, yet I often become bored of specific projects in a few months. It's not anything diagnosable (I've looked into it) but more an inherent trait. Academically, I have managed to be alright, but nothing spectacular. Lots of people I meet think I should have a 4.0 easy, but I'm pretty far from it. My interests are broad, from computers (linux/os x/php/mysql/etc) to photography to cookery, I'm creative and technical. Friends and others recognize my strength in these areas. I can't stand being completely technical alone, but I love it in moderation. My attention span is practically unlimited when I am interested in a topic, and I get intensely interested in it. I want to hear from people who share some or all of these traits. I'm just coming up on entering college, so most of my life is ahead of me. I'd like to hear about everything from your education to your career to things you wish you had done differently!" Sounds like an INTP to me.
You remind me a bit of me. You're not exceptionally bright, you just don't care. The misconception is caused by the fact that most people who don't care, don't care because they're rather dull witted. So to be more clear, you _are_ uniquely bright, only you're merely bright for the demographic that doesn't give a shit, rather than the population on the whole. It's a rough job though, not giving a shit. It's not to be taken lightly. At college, you're going to need to come to grip with the fact that you don't care, and make sure you're ok with that. Leading a life of mediocre accomplishments isn't so bad, as long as you're willing to accept the fact that you are a deplorable mass of dead weight, that does only what is necessary to stay above water. Not giving a shit is a big responsibility... But it's not a lot of work. And that rocks.
Hi, there. I really think that I'm super spiffy in many ways. Well, I'm at least better than everyone I've ever met.
I was wondering if anyone else here knows what it's like to be so superior? Maybe we could all have a circle jerk together?
That "Dufus in the Whitehouse" is the leader of the free world. What are you? ... wait I know, your dead if your not wahhabi Muslim.
worst
Bachelor's degree from Yale University: $1,000,000 of daddy's inherited fortune as a "donation" to the school.
F-102 fighter pilot... Uhm, the fucker never showed up, so who gives a shit.. With this thinking, I should claim that I was an ace in WWII, and I'm 20.
MBA from Harvard: Another $1,000,000 "donation."
Using daddy's connections to get into the energy business. Whoopdee friggin' doo.. If my dad was a billionaire, I could start an energy company, too.
Buying the Texas Rangers. Well, we see how far that went... They are the greatest bunch of money wasting losers in sports...
Who cares that he was elected Governor. It's Texas.. I've been there, and I live in Florida, we all know that given a dumb enough state, any dumb ass can get elected. (see Jeb Bush) Getting elected again, well, maybe they should keep sparky warmer, and start executing people for the stupidity they have shown.
And as far as being a dumbass... Look at his foriegn policy. My old hamster could have executed better foriegn policy.