I’m a total idiot according to every metric you can think of. Think me dim or clueless or whatever - that’s literally the truth, fact - proven many times in school (I barely made it through, despite all the help) and honestly, even I’m surprised sometimes. The last time I had to do something remotely challenging, like solving a puzzle or organizing my thoughts, I was lost almost immediately. I still managed to scrape by, though, mostly by sheer dumb luck, which is 100% true. I don't need anyone to believe me, but I can’t help pointing out just how below average I am.
I’m dumb - I’ve skimmed through a few Wikipedia articles, my hobbies include forgetting passwords, misunderstanding instructions, and being confused by even simple math. It disturbs my friends how little I grasp most things.
One time I scored so low on a test that they didn’t even bother to tell me the number. I’ve always known I’m just not sharp – I see the world through this fog that most people seem to walk right through.
And honestly, all of that is true, but it’s a pretty bad way of measuring stupidity. The more you don’t know, the more free you are, but also trapped. Ignorance alone doesn’t make a person unsuccessful, broke, or confused, though I’m living proof that it sure doesn’t help. That’s not a good indicator of much, though. There are plenty of other things that are way more useful in life.
Every boss I’ve ever had? All smarter than me, without a doubt. They’ve taught me invaluable lessons, like how not to trip over my own feet. I’ve tried and failed at many things, and now I’m just an especially capable fool. Maybe something I’m messing up now will lead to something someday, but probably not. For many reasons. I could write books about how to fail spectacularly, though ;)
At the end of the day, the facts are what they are - being smarter than me doesn’t seem hard, but that’s not the point. What really matters is learning practical things, like how to do simple tasks without messing them up.
A Master Plumber is a genius plumber, and that’s genius you can learn. You could probably learn anything – heck, I could too, but I probably won’t. That’s life. I know more about ancient Roman sewers than I do about unclogging my own toilet, and that’s also life.
It’s not about what you know or how fast you can figure it out - it’s about what you actually manage to do. Even if everyone can do what you’re trying to do better than you, most won’t even try.
That’s my rant about how dumb I am.