The way my mind works... Everything's so scattered; I come to conclusions that I can't logically explain; I can't 'show my work' I have no idea how I actually came to a solution and yet... It very often turns out right.
Is that actually smart? I don't think so. It feels like I'm not actually the one doing the thinking. I reach a conclusion and then I have to work backwards to rationalize what I thought. Isn't that actually antithetical to logical reasoning?
@indecisivetwat Same. I gave up trying to do the reverse engineering years ago. Now if someone doesn't get it, I usually respond with JFGI.
I've been told by a lot of people it's a low level Autism Spectrum Disorder thing, but I'm functional and can (sort of) interact socially, so can't see the point fretting about it.
Being mostly right without apparently doing the work annoys others, but that's their problem.
@therophyte Yeah, it's kinda ironic seeing people get frustrated with me for being smarter than them 'without the effort' when my real concern is actually that I'm having trouble helping them be on the same level as me.
I kinda have an unhealthy level of putting others before myself, but even without that I think I'd still see my intelligence as being more for the education and betterment of those around me than to serve any selfish goal.
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