News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Curse Of The Gifted (2000) by FLUX-YOU on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @07:14PM (#7221594)
>Curse of being gifted is very real. I wonder sometimes how many people couldn't break out of it and have ended up in bad jobs, or worse.

I read this and immediately thought "Oh, I must be gifted and suffering from this, because in high school I was good at computers, english, science, basic algebra, and geometry and ended up with a useless degree and a bad job."

I don't know if I really am gifted, but it's easy to latch onto anything that explains my situation and places the blame on something else besides myself. Guess I like the idea of being a gifted victim.

I'm sad and feel sad. :(

Re:Curse Of The Gifted (2000) by dclara on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @09:15PM (#7222071)
Again, high IQ is not the only merit leading towards a successful and fulfilling life. If you are biased on the IQ side, maybe you have comparatively low EQ, I just guess, because you feel sad about your current situation and don't know how to deal with it.

Take advantage of your merits and avoid the shortcomings by making appropriate decisions towards your job and future endeavor. But how?

First of all, you are not a gifted victim. What you need to do is to uplift yourself to take more challenges and opportunities in your life instead of being buried in your bad job and sadness.

Second, do more research to find the area you are most interested in and dive into that. If you cannot concentrate on certain field or topic, that's a different issue, part of which is regarding the EQ.

Re:Curse Of The Gifted (2000) by thesimpsons1022 on Wednesday February 12, 2014 @01:49AM (#7222955)
i saw some study that said high school valedictorians dont usually end up with any better outcomes than the average person. intelligence isnt everything in this world. look at reality television and the music industry..