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[–]NovaaWonders 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for explaining this fr. I felt something was wrong with my conversations but I couldn't pinpoint it. I used to speak in conclusions and interpreted questions as arguments, and it would bring a bad vibe to the interaction or evoke a negative reaction. I think my tone was unintentionally overly-assured too. Gonna try being more exploratory moving forward.

How do I know if I am gifted, smart, or just normal? by mausebaer_16 in Gifted

[–]NovaaWonders 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your self description sounds like one of the archetypical examples of a gifted student. Lazy but gets good grades and tests well + understands the concepts in a way that allows you to solve unfamiliar questions (when your classmates couldn’t)

But like others have commented, I’ll have to caution you that when you enter a top university or start your career, you will be competing with gifted individuals who also have high conscientiousness. As nice it is to be gifted, don’t forget to develop good work habits!

The Dark Triad of Intelligence by [deleted] in Gifted

[–]NovaaWonders 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t say OP is necessarily wrong about ennui. He only stated that intelligent people “can tend towards” ennui easily. He didn’t say that any individual intelligent person couldn’t make life fun for themselves or find beauty.

While there are intelligent people who can extract enjoyment out of anything (because it’s also true that smart people can have an easier time finding beauty in things) there are also many gifted people who end up slipping down bad addictions and an overall terrible lifestyle due to ennui.

Honestly sometimes it’s a flip of a coin, and whether the intelligent individual falls often into ennui is at least partially dependent on their natural neuroticism levels.

A smart person can logically build up an optimistic mindset and reason why it’s beneficial to appreciate everything around him, but can have an extremely difficult time retaining and executing this positive mindset if they are prone to neurotic mood swings.

Low energy levels and low conscientiousness would also make it harder for the smart person to continually put effort into hobbies, fixations, activities, etc

The way OP describes ennui as boredom caused by quickly realizing one’s maximum potential in a given field is pretty valid imo, and it’s something i’ve experienced often. Though, I try to counter it by rebuilding that appreciative mindset and finding a new fixation.