Do you think you are the dumbest creature on the planet?

[Eric28887]

I definitely don't think that I am dumb. When it comes to practical application of my knowledge I seem to lack in that. I enjoy reading and learning. There are always a million things running through my head. It's just when I need to use what I've learned whether its for a test, a job interview, or on the job my mind tends to be completely blank.

 

[neohorizon]

Not the dumbest but certainly I've always felt inferior to everyone else I know when it comes to intelligence. I've noticed that compared to former classmates I used to have a harder problem concentrating and grasping concepts. It took me much much longer to understand things when they quickly understood everything given in class. Including when I am around my best friends they seem to be very eloquent and can formulate a conversation about anything and I always feel like an outsider because I don't know anything about that topic, so I just seat there and listen.(One of the reasons why I dont always like family gatherings or friendly get togethers) Supposedly everyone has a certain "gift" or potential in a specific area but I've never being able to understand or see that in myself. Maybe I dont have any.:idontknow:

i feel exactly the same way

and I envy so much other people, i hate FB for example

 

[Mario8]

Being as English is not my native tongue, I often find myself thinking that I wish I could explain myself verbally because I honesty don`t get to express even a small presentage of what i`m trying to say. Plus, being as how the internet works, and being as none of us can actually see each other, in most times I find it difficult to express the tone of my intentions, and distinguish between the overall sense of emotion I am actually trying to express. A good example of what i`m talking about, is that some people here perhaps mistake me for being either overly serious, or overly aggressive. People mistake my choice of words as me being forthcoming. While in reality, despite what it may seem, if they would talk to me in real life, they would see that, all and all, i`m actually surprisingly light headed, and would much rather tell a joke or too, than go into what may seem as "intense" arguments.

So yeah, sometimes I feel stupid for not being able to find the right words, and in that sense I feel rather limited. Not to mention that my grammar could use some major improvements. This is a problem which also causes many people to think that i`m stupid. Which is something I think that i`m not. Neither do I that your stupid, OP. Don`t believe me? sure. Ill prove it. I have taken the liberty to read some of your posts here. This is something that all registered users can do. And let me tell you...

This: "Yeah, I was trying to consider all the possible reasons before jumping to a negative conclusion. That's probably true, sometimes you're just "caught in the crossfire." That is most certainly NOT nothing something that a stupid person would say, let alone, the dumbest person on the planet.

Don`t be so hard on yourself. There`s no need for it.
Ive seen some idiots in my life (both here, in other forums, and in real life), and your not one of them.
Your alright

 

[dean01]

for me its slightly different, i have bipolar so i have moments where i have magical ideas plucked from no where, there not all great but i believe they are and then i have days where i cant think of simple words in conversation or it feels like my minds gone numb.
i find that instead of feeling uninterlectual i feel like an under achiever not being able to progress in life at the same speed as others

 

[bcsr]

Pretty much my feelings on this, lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_HRFuA0wKM

 

[coyote]

i have tested in both the 98th and 99th percentile for intelligence

but the ability to take a test well hasn't made me successful - even with my good looks

fortunately, i am also a descendant of the Plantagenet family, and, as such, have the Illuminati looking out for me

 

[twiggle]

Nobody really knows anything, particularly not those that think they do ;-)

You are no more dumb than anybody else on the planet.

 

[Dark angel]

i feel exactly the same way

and I envy so much other people, i hate FB for example

Glad to see I'm not alone. I must admit I wouldn't go as far to say I "hate" facebook but every other time, when I see people that are capable of accomplishing things, I tend to compare myself with them and I hate that because that is exactly what it is...
... envy. And I dont like the fact that Im capable of feeling such things. I wish I could just ignore those kind of thoughts but they are a little bit difficult to banish.

 

[mikebird]

I can agree

It's about the best all-round phrase for everything that's going wrong for me

I started life with a prosperous future planned. Looking back, that was a bad idea. I stick with my belief that luck comes foremost and effort makes no contribution to success. Sweating on manual endeavour or spending years and years studying and learning gets you thinking that you'll earn a good fortune; that's ridiculous. My hopes were all pinned on never having to deal with people. Design things, build 'em and do it. A handshake is fine for me, but every microsecond of speech, listening or looking in the eye is useless, hopeless, meaningless and timewasting. Wish I'd known it when I was born.

Just yesterday, at a 'community interview workshop' was something I hoped to gain from... I expected it to be worthwhile, but obviously wouldn't be. This is where my effort comes into in my life. It's hard to accept there'd be no gain. I am always right. Meeting strangers. Same as exams... thinking things are easy. Try. No problem.

End-of-road situation is what my life has been heading towards - every day, ever week, every month, every year. It is hard to give up.

Why couldn't I have been a HGV driver, crane operator, sailing the world alone? Maybe a military job could have been better, but all of it is far tooo late.

Should have seen it coming. Too dependent on myself, and my happiness

 

[pacificrain]

What was it that the cartoon character foghorn leghorn said "boy is about as sharp as a bowling ball!" Ha. Okay, that's me sometimes. Seriously, I have a friend who is confident and always moves forward. She's helped me to do some of the same. We all know something, and we can really learn so much. It's just one day at a time.

 

[laure15]

Sweating on manual endeavour or spending years and years studying and learning gets you thinking that you'll earn a good fortune; that's ridiculous. My hopes were all pinned on never having to deal with people. Design things, build 'em and do it. A handshake is fine for me, but every microsecond of speech, listening or looking in the eye is useless, hopeless, meaningless and timewasting. Wish I'd known it when I was born.

That was how my family and I used to think. When I was in high school, my dad would tell me to study hard, study study study! When I mentioned joining a club to him, he initially said, "Don't do it! Clubs are bad." So I asked him why and he said "Your aunt used to be bullied by a group of guys when she joined a club." So, at first, I didn't join any clubs and one of my classmates thought it was weird. But later after I told my dad that I need to be more involved in extracurriculars in order to get into good colleges and go to med school, he eventually agreed to let me join clubs.

At the clubs, I mostly didn't socialize with people; I just wanted something to put on my college application and resume. Same thing with volunteer activities - another thing to bolster my resume.

At first, I thought getting excellent grades was all that mattered to get into med school, but later on, I learned that this is not enough. Being a doctor is also about having bedside manners, having great social skills, being able to make patients laugh and connect with them on an emotional level. I had a wake-up call; medicine is definitely NOT my ideal career.

 

[Xervello]

Not the dumbest creature, but sometimes I wonder why I don't get basic things. I consider myself intellectually smart, but majorly lack common sense. Sometimes the simplest, everyday things I tend to complicate more than is necessary and I'm, like, duhhhhhhhh. And this continues to weigh down my confidence and self-esteem whenever I'm put in a situation where I'm required to do, well, anything. So often times I avoid doing, well, anything. Not because I'm lazy or selfish, I just don't want to look stupid or be humiliated. I know that's silly, and everyone needs to fail at something in order to learn how to succeed, but I just can't bring myself to. At any rate, it's good to know other people feel the same.

 

[Richey]

Well if this happens to you at work, remember that the people you are comparing yourself against may well have been in their role for years (so they know the ins and outs), newer staff that seem to be learning fast perhaps are good at winging it and just ask more questions, aren't focussing on anxiety or what people think of them. Which is much easier for the outgoing personality type.

so remember that it could just be that the environment doesn't suit everyone. Which can make you feel dumb. Especially if others start to tell you off, jokingly about it, which i see happening alot.

 

[KiaKaha]

What was it that Einstein said

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

Nuff said really. You are not dumb - well you are actually, but only on things you don't know anything about. I am pretty dumb too.... but I am sexy so that levels it all out.

 

[NightTimeForever]

What's interesting about this thread is that some of the participants-despite having social anxiety-have an almost impermeable self-confidence. I'm not saying they are always intertwined, but my low self-esteem seems to make my anxiety worse.

I've been tested as having high verbal intelligence, but for some reason I lack the ability to use it properly, which just sounds contradictory.

 

[gustavofring]

I don't think I am dumb, I probably think a little too much. I tend to overcomplicate things. So much that it is crippling. I am also easily distracted.

As for technical things, nobody learns those things out of themselves right? They are either trained or someone showed how to do it.

 

[Nathália]

What was it that Einstein said



Nuff said really. You are not dumb - well you are actually, but only on things you don't know anything about. I am pretty dumb too.... but I am sexy so that levels it all out.

I was waiting for someone to say this quote! It's true, that this worlds knowledge is never ending and person who think they know everything knows nothing at all. Everyone is ignorant about something and have some sort of intelligence.

There are different types of intelligence, maybe there is one where people are sexy and they know it.