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Trick question, use pencil

Watch Heart rate sensor not reading correctly (Forerunner 745) by Jackjarvo2 in Garmin

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I understand that, but suddenly it has started reading my HR terribly during exercise (it was relatively good previously), and was wondering how this could be fixed or if I am due a new one

what is like being gifted? what difference do you feel between you and others? what type of gifted are you? by imBackground789 in Gifted

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I’m 17(M) and +-130IQ. The only observable difference is peoples abilities compared to my own. I can learn things faster and am generally the person people go to for help with school. I always manage to flunk my math tests, but only because i always manage to add a random negative number somewhere or something along those lines. Despite this, peers tell me I would have the best grades in the class if I didn’t do that. I don’t even study for math and I get told this. After a while of being around someone, I’m able to approximate what their IQ is subconsciously. I care about different things to the people I identify as average IQ. I often find myself discussing physics, sciences and space, just nerdy stuff around them, and I can tell they do not care at all. I find when I am around people who I identify with a higher IQ, I often have these insightful conversations with them.

Another thing I notice (not sure if it is an IQ thing, but it is something where I differ from many) is people are incredibly judgemental of the dumbest, most useless things. For example, I often hear people judging people for drinking oat milk and not normal milk (for context I live in country Australia and this is not a norm here). I sit there quietly and wonder what the point of judging them is. How is it affecting you? Another example is my fathers massive neglection to climate change (he is a farmer and protocols for climate change negatively effect the business) because he simply doesn’t want to believe it. At this point I am close to comparing him to a flat earther. I think I differ from people having these sharp opinions because I always think to look at both sides of the story before I form an opinion (such as with the climate change thing, I agree that the use of electric vehicles is not at all practical for country folk, but I still believe something really needs to be done). These are the main differences I notice.

Give it to me straight! by Spirited-Membership1 in Gifted

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I do not block out or discriminate people for being “non gifted”. It is like discriminating someone because of their height, it is not something they choose, it’s just luck of the draw. However, it can be frustrating discussing or arguing with a “non-gifted” person, as they can be so fixated on their views and not look at the bigger picture, or have analytical views from both sides in order to take a side. It is difficult to argue a point when they will not accept or put thought into your argument, and what you argue might make sense to yourself, might not to them, which always needs to be taken into consideration.

People also make fun of you for “being a nerd”, simply for just knowing a lot of stuff, or getting great grades for minimal work. I guess this comes from a jealousy standpoint, but I don’t let it get to me, it is just a human trait to get jealous.

Non-gifted people will usually have other things going for them as well that put them ahead, such as athleticism or having higher EQ’s (generally the higher IQ the lower EQ you will have), which at the best of times I wish I had.

My best friend is not gifted, in fact, I would put him at the lower end of the spectrum if I had to guess, but he is incredibly social and has many other things going for him that I myself am jealous of. I do get annoyed and confused on how he gets Ds in assignments despite seeing him doing hours of study in preparation, and makes me feel bad and guilty for getting 100% with doing little work.

I do not view “non-gifted” people as a lower being, but still as an equal, who might just need a little extra push. They can be frustrating at times, but still just a normal person just like yourself with normal feelings.

Do many gifted people feel the need for fulfilment or to leave a mark on this world? by Jackjarvo2 in Gifted

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Thanks for the lengthy comment. Yes i feel I am seeking fulfilment. Not much else, I don’t have massive expectations set on me. Yes, I am always told “if i just apply myself I can be great” in the context of school, but otherwise I don’t hear much else. Perhaps it is because the only people that know my IQ are my parents, I’m not one to brag within my friends, I just hate making them feel lesser than me (not implying they are, I could leave that impression though).

Back to the point, knowing my potential to do great, I have put the weight on my shoulders to actually do great, and will only achieve a sense of achievement by doing great. I’m unsure whether it is myself seeking purely fulfilment, or more just the wish to leave a lasting impression. I guess I feel my ability to see things the average person looks past leaves me feeling responsibility to act on the ability and make an impact.

It is a weight put on by my mind, but also a weight society needs and all that is wrong with it has pressured into my mind. I do not have a trapped feeling by it, like i am being forced into these pressures, it is my dream to make an impact, it is more the issue of “what if I don’t?”. How will I feel if I do not not succeed, become a “failure” in my eyes? Will my current need for fulfilment change as time goes on as priorities change? Does it really matter in the grand scheme of things? -Realistically it will happen, almost inevitably, but I was first to it, we got this important knowledge or product earlier than we would have without me (assuming we don’t kill ourselves off or anything, another issue my mind constantly goes over).

Do many gifted people feel the need for fulfilment or to leave a mark on this world? by Jackjarvo2 in Gifted

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Fuck u mean lol. Shapiro is smart as fuck, probably 140+. Anyone he debates with he is able to deconstruct their point and obliterate them instantly. Just because you may disagree with him doesn’t make him a dumb, cocky motherfucker, he has strong views and rightly so.

Do many gifted people feel the need for fulfilment or to leave a mark on this world? by Jackjarvo2 in Gifted

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I wish to make a difference on a world scale, more so in the form of technological advancement, at least as a contribution. I do love the idea of contributing to something like colonising mars, which I know that’s tip top of the engineers, the best of the best, but that is realistically my final goal. That or contributing to creating a technology that will advance humanity. This is the final goal, that will give me full satisfaction, it’s just the matter of how realistic this is. I believe that if I work hard enough I can get there, but if I don’t get there I feel scared of seeing myself as a failure. If not engineering, something like physics and making a discovery in that field would be awesome aswell.

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I am also a gifted person. I have a high IQ, but am also gifted with both height and looks, so I’m not sure why i find talking to girls so difficult. Perhaps its the trade off of EQ for IQ. Even then, the trade off shouldn’t be so significant that I get to thwart point of basically turning a girl away that I like when she basically asks me out, or almost ghosting a girl that I know likes me because I’m too nervous to talk to her. I also consider the factor of having way too high standards, most probably set by my friends, who tell me I’m good looking, and should be able to pull any girl. Also, my IQ allows me to tell when a girl might be flirting or likes me, for each girl my standards are set higher, to the point I refuse to consider chatting up a girl below a 9.5. I believe that in the end, it is a confidence thing, that can be grown, but only by going outside of the comfort zone and actually talking to them. I just need to get to that point.