Does anybody here feel like they're just smart enough to

just try to be stupid. stupid people are happy.

>>18127856
That really isn't a solution considering the only happiness I get is from succeeding.

>>18127767

Success doesn't even require much intelligence. It's more about hard work and effort. If you're smart you can succeed, but if you're smart and lazy, you'll probably end up being a total fuck up.

>>18127767
I'm in the same boat and have basically resigned myself to mediocrity. I wish I was smarter, but I know that isn't going to happen. I think this feeling of inferiority comes from being told that I was smart as a child. More than being intelligent, I wish I had a passion to spend my time on.

Start with the Greeks.

>>18127767
It's just a matter of will. Anything you study hard and seriously for a year or two you will show enormous signs of improvement if you approach it right. I mean what do you want to improve on? Math?

>>18128956
Yes, math above all other things. But I know that someone else could learn concepts a hell of a lot faster.

>>18129479
Higher level math is mostly about having a good enough teacher, if it makes you feel better

>>18127767
Stop being so hard on yourself and you'll do better

Nigger, psychology graduate here and I;m gonna let you in on a secret.

Unless you score beneath 80 (in which case you're literally retarded) then IQ scores don't mean shit. An IQ score is just a measure of your base intelligence. However actually being "smart" comes from accumulating a lot of knowledge. As long as you're not legitimately retarded you can always get smarter by studying a lot.

A person with an IQ of 100 who studies every day is going to be smarter than someone with an IQ of 120 who never studies.

>>18129591
Doesn't being "smart" entail learning and solving problems faster? How does becoming more knowledgeable make you smarter?

>>18129713

I'm no psychologist (or academic, for that matter) but knowledge is what you know, intelligence is how quick you are and/or how effective you are at getting things done.

Knowledge is independent of IQ (intelligence) in the fact that knowledge can be increased, your IQ generally can't. I mean, you can probably gain a few points over the years by applying yourself or practicing something on a consistent basis, but that's part of the whole deal on intelligence is that it can't be increased.

Dont judge your intelligence based on math. The thing about math is that you have to master the concepts of everything before the current topic or you will struggle with it. Everything about math is like building a pyramid, you need to do it one level at a time.

A lot of smart people struggle with it because of ADD and they zoned out a couple weeks ago in class. This just means you learn differently than other people.

Some people can read a book and work at the subject and learn that way, others need to use the material in a hands on way to grasp it.

A good teacher can pick up on these types of students and direct the class accordingly.

>>18129916


A person with ADD can be smart, but generally not.

One of the hallmarks of smart people is the ability to have a long attention span across a variety of subjects

>>18129932

Bollocks.

It is completely dependent on your personality. An INTJ for instance typically may be poor at regimented coursework and tests, but once they have a goal they have intense hyper focus.

So much ADD is misdiagnosed because the extremely smart person is bored out of their mind in class.

>>18129944

there you have it then. all these really smart kids with ADD don't actually have ADD, theyre just going through lessons unchallenged