Monday, June 22, 2020

Quick Quora Post On The Word "Smart"


Some folks might connect with this Quora post that aims to break down the implications of the assigning the word smart to different individuals. Seems like there are a whole lot of "gifted students" out there that suffered the fallout of fielding so much pressure at a young age, just cause tests in class were a bit easier. 

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Text - Why are so many gifted students and adults underachievers? Riley Anderson, lives in My Head Answered Feb 8 Misguided praise. "You're so smart." It seems like an innocent compliment, right? It's not. As a gifted child, you're told that constantly. It becomes a part of your identity. That's what makes you special. That's what people like about you: your intelligence. You are only valued if you are smart. Now, when you're little, school is easy. Especially for you. You don't have to try at a

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Text - perfectly, you conclude. The thing is, school gets harder. Life gets harder. The 100% at the top of your tests turns into a 96%, which drops to an 89%. You try out new hobbies and realize there are things you aren't innately talented at. You begin to doubt your abilities. What if you can't do everything perfectly? Well, then you wouldn't be smart. And if you're not smart, then what are you? Worthless. So you underachieve. It's a genius solution. If you don't try, failure doesn't count. Af

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Text - Maybe. You don't know anymore, and you're too afraid to find out. Because if you do your best, and your best still isn't good enough- You're nothing. Source: The Atlantic 2

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Text - Amyas Cavit Feb 14 · 127 upvotes including Riley Anderson This is so right on. The only positive thing anyone ever told me was that I was smart. So reality hit me like a brick wall when things stopped being easy. I had grown so accustomed to being good at things with relatively little time and effort that I could not tolerate adversity. Challenges only made me anxious, and as time went on my ability to manage my life got worse and worse. The goal was no longer to succeed, it was to not fa

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