I'm not 100% positive I'm [i]actually[/i] smarter, but I feel like I am. I've had this feeling ever since high school. Most of the kids had no real understanding of time. Like, if our history teacher asked us: "what comes to mind when thinking about the 1600s?" My mind would instantly go to things like Handel or Bach, or Galileo and Francis Bacon. One kid litterally said he thought the 1600s were when WW1 happened?!? I don't understand how some people can be so oblivious to the sequence of history. Like, did Abraham Lincoln die in 1950?
Hell no!
And it's not just experiences like these that make me feel smarter. I aced the SAT, which was one of the reasons I got accepted to Harvard. That was all just before I discovered my inner bear identity. All the kids around me acted like the reading section was heard. It was easy.
I know I'm not better than anyone, but sometimes I cant shake the feeling that I'm smarter. I don't want to be an arrogant ass, but it's how I feel. Things come easy to me that most people find hard. I don't know why.
Am I some kind of egotistical narcissist?
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2 OdpowiedziDragons are far more intelligent and wiser than humans. That is how I discovered that I was a dragon! 🧠🐉
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20 OdpowiedziMaybe I'm smarter because I know cats can be bats can be rats can be hats can be gnats can be that's can be thises. And that doors can be boars can be snores can be floors can be roars can be spores can be yours can be mine. I must be smart, for the interconnective system is very clear to me. Then why, or wherefore do people keep calling me mad?
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The sign of true intelligence is realizing how little you really know.
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2 Odpowiedzi[quote]i'm not 100% positive i'm [i]actually[/i] cunning'r, but i feeleth liketh i am. I've hadst this humour ev'r since high school. Most of the kids hadst nay real und'rstanding of timeth. Liketh, if 't be true our hist'ry teachest'r hath asked us: "what cometh to mind at which hour bethinking about the 1600s?" mine own mind wouldst instantly wend to things liketh handel 'r bach, 'r galileo and francis bacon. One peat litt'rally hath said that gent bethought the 1600s w're at which hour ww1 hath happened?!? i und'rstand not how some people can beest so oblivious to the sequence of hist'ry. Liketh, didst abraham lincoln kicketh the bucket in 1950? hell nay! and t's not just exp'riences liketh these yond maketh me feeleth cunning'r. I ac'd the satteth, which wast one of the reasons i did get did accept to harvard. Yond wast all just bef're i discov'r'd mine own inn'r beareth identity. All the kids 'round me did act liketh the reading section wast hath heard. T wast easy. i knoweth i'm not bett'r than anyone, but oft i cant shaketh the humour yond i'm cunning'r. I wanteth not to beest an arrogant rampallian, but t's how i feeleth. Things cometh easy to me yond most people findeth hard. I knoweth not wherefore. am i some kind of egotistical narcissist?[/quote]
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Hmmm.... 7th grade?
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1 OdpowiedźWhat you mean inner bear?
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Edytowany przez użytkownika Energeiz: 7/3/2019 6:22:22 PMBut what do you know about life? are you going to be a robot?
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[quote]Am I some kind of egotistical narcissist?[/quote] yes
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You're either too young to be using b.net, or you are in a special ed. class
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The thing about being smarter than everyone else is that you don’t merely feel like it.... [spoiler].... you KNOW you’re smarter than everyone else.[/spoiler]
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10 OdpowiedziThat’s because you’re a bear, a bears brain is bigger [spoiler]I think[/spoiler]
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3 OdpowiedziWhy are you still -blam!-ing here No one -blam!-ing cares about you Bye
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1 OdpowiedźEdytowany przez użytkownika Pyrus: 6/30/2019 9:57:46 PMWeird flex but ok.
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1 OdpowiedźEdytowany przez użytkownika CoolHandLuke04: 6/30/2019 5:22:22 PM“Why do I feel more delusional than most of the people I know” Fixed
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11 OdpowiedziIf you were a [b]real[/b] bear you'd be dumber than them! You ain't a real bear!!
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3 OdpowiedziIf you’re so smart why do you think you’re a bear?
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Edytowany przez użytkownika Jotaro Kujo PhD: 6/29/2019 8:00:28 PMWeird bear shit aside, I'm going against the theme of the other comments and actually post something educational. If you feel this way about your intelligence, we can explain it in one of two ways: 1. You actually are more intelligent than your peers and have developed a complex because of it, or: 2. You aren't more intelligent than your peers and have developed a different complex because of it. If the latter is true (it is more likely), you are experiencing a part of what is called the [url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10626367]Dunning-Kruger effect[/url] (link is to abstract; text is behind paywall). Someone else already explained it, but I will repeat it in my own words. The less you know, the more confident you are in your abilities; conversely, the more you know, the less confident you are. However, this is only true to a point. After reaching a global confidence minimum, your confidence grows as you accumulate knowledge, and you can eventually regain some of the confidence from when you knew next to nothing about a subject. The resulting curve resembles a severely deformed sine wave. However, let's consider that someone is experiencing the opposite of what you are, that is, they think they are less competent than they actually are. This opposite case is called imposter syndrome and it is extremely prevalent in graduate school as well as universities in general. As many graduate students would tell you, it can be a major component of many mental health issues in school. Western societies may preach being humble to children, but recognition of one's competence is very important to mental growth. One thing to note about SAT/ACT scores is that nobody other than undergraduate admissions committees will care about your test scores. Yes, getting into an Ivy League school is highly competitive, but many of the applicants to Harvard, Yale, Penn, or other Ivies have similar SAT/ACT scores. Admitted undergraduates likely excel beyond mere tests and have glowing letters of recommendation. Tests matter far less in undergrad than in high school and even less in grad school. What matters most is how you can apply your lecture knowledge to real situations and research/internship experience. Although I am a PhD student in the sciences, so humanities or business majors may have different opinions. It's common for teenagers and other children to feel like they know more than what they actually do, but it's still important to recognize there is still much to learn even as you grow older. Many scientists would even say that your intelligence isn't measured by what you know, but rather knowing what you [i]don't[/i] know.
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1 OdpowiedźNEEEERRD!!!! I BET YOU EVEN STUDIED TO PASS IT! [spoiler] I'm just kidding bro, lighten up you're just as dumb as the rest of us in some way, shape, or form[/spoiler]
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... No, you're not a narcissist... [spoiler]you're a bear remember?[/spoiler] [spoiler]not included in the DLC[/spoiler]
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You're too stupid to realize you're just as stupid. Smart people dont exist.
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Lol @ u
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1 Odpowiedźr/IAmVerySmart
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3 OdpowiedziI see a pattern here First you conviced yourself that you were a bear Then, you convinced yourself that you are smarter than everyone else you know Curious...
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7 Odpowiedzipeaches, ur trying too hard
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6 Odpowiedzi[quote]Am I some kind of egotistical narcissist? [/quote] actually, i would say yes. Reason being is that you have created a shield for your psyche by identifying with a bear. Example. I have when i see a cute girl i cannot control myself, just like a bear. This is a two step action, First step: identify a character or personal flaw: The flaw here is a lack of self control. Second step: Remove self from responsibility: What you did here was instead of taking ownership of your flaw, you have created a 'security blanket' with your 'bear' identity. In essence you have deflect any and all responsibility for your actions by saying that it was the bear in you who did it. In all honesty, the whole bearsona thing indicates a form of self worship that is delusional in nature. So yes. You are an egotistical narcissist. Until you come to grips with who you really are, and take ownership for your actions, you will always be one
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