Sigh

[outlier_lynn]

manhattan posted this paper on giftedness. I made a quick reply that part of the last paragraph of Internal Factors "The gifted individual's drive to understand, to question, and to search for consistency is likewise inherent and intense, as is the ability to see possibilities and alternatives. All of these characteristics together result in an intense idealism and concern with social and moral issues, which can create anxiety, depression, and a sharp challenging of others who do not share their concerns." fit me to a tee.

Reading the paper and thinking about it at length, and the whole damn paper fits. (I've been measured at approximately 150 IQ depending on what set of tests.)

I always knew that study should be done on the social aspects of giftedess. Now that it has, it is highly depressing in general and utterly depressing personally.

My idealism often turns to cynicism if I'm not paying attention. And I have a vision for the world that includes peace and love.

Reading this paper makes me think I've been pissing into the wind. It won't happen. It can't happen.

I've been wasting my time and anoying the pig.

Sigh.

Comments

[firecat]

My idealism often turns to cynicism if I'm not paying attention. And I have a vision for the world that includes peace and love.
Reading this paper makes me think I've been pissing into the wind. It won't happen. It can't happen.

The world includes a lot of peace and love...only, it also includes other things, and it probably won't include only peace and love any time soon.

Way I see it, one has some degree of choice, not about what one can perceive, but about what one chooses to focus on.