Answering a Quora question about maintaining self-worth in the midst of superior talent.
Author: Christopher Matthew Cavanaugh
Published: October 6th 2018
Edited: Original Edition
Quora Question: How do you balance being around super intelligent people and retaining your sense of intelligence?
Here’s what has been helpful to me:
So two things mainly. Remember you have value no matter what, and that your personal experience is unique. It takes some time to regain balance, but that’s only because you’re focused on something else. Of course it takes time to transition from that state of mind. When you can reflect on yourself again memories will come that establish your worth. Even famous and accomplished people go through this when they witness someone else exhibiting other types of talents.
[Mattanaw was not the author of the Quora question. Only the answer.]I am a retired executive, software architect, and consultant, with professional/academic experience in the fields of Moral Philosophy and Ethics, Computer Science, Psychology, Philosophy, and more recently, Economics. I am a Pandisciplinarian, and Lifetime Member of the High Intelligence Commmunity.
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