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I got very good grades at a top university in a stem subject. Most people regard me as smart. My professor who supervised my masters thesis regarded me as smart. I guess I can consider myself smart.
My brain power helps me with my job, otherwise I do the same things as everybody else.
My best life decisions came from equanimity, introspection and honesty with myself, not from being smart.
me too, AND I went to med school. I consider myself to be very slightly above average, and still hugely capable of being an utter moron in many instances.
My doctor friend almost lit our shared apartment on fire after lighting a candle near the curtains. The smartest people can do the dumbest shit.
If he hadn't seen the curtains light up that would for sure have been a house fire.
I can easily believe that lol