Alright, I feel better. I was starting to wonder if maybe ATS had somehow retarded me.
The time wasn't nearly as important as I thought it was. I tend to guess a lot, and not think about the problem as much as I should when I'm under
pressure of a time limit.
A note to test takers: If you spend more time thinking about time than thinking about the problems presented, you will do miserably. I'm living
proof.
In one day I apparently went from being a super genius, to just above average, and back again. What a trip! Can I sue that site for whiplash?
It's been said, but I'll reitterate it; inteligence and social skills are not tied together. Most extraordinary people are not socially gifted,
they tend to do very poorly in life, have trouble advancing in jobs, get locked up a lot (a sizeable percentage of MENSA meetings occur in the prison
system, most lock-ups sport a chapter), and suffer from unusual substance abuse problems. On top of that, many become antisocial and look down on
those who don't share their gift for thinking.
Maybe it's the pressure to succeed, maybe it's actually chemical - a mutation leading to poor survival skills, maybe it's just coincidence. I
don't know.
All I know is that I'm in the top .1 of 1%, and it hasn't helped me one goddamn bit. I've never landed a job because of my IQ, I've never gotten
a promotion because of it, I've never made any money off of it, it's useless baggage.
Being smarter than 99.9% of people in the world has only one ramification in my life, a constant, unwinnable, emotionally draining battle with
pride.
:shrug:
What are ya' gonna' do? We all have our crosses to bear, right? Beats the hell out of leprosy at least.
Ya mean you can't stand shopping, reality TV, fashion and the mall too!? I though there was something wrong with me!
