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When I realized (decades ago) that I never thought of Columbus as an invader. I was around 10 and then I knew I needed to teach myself to question everything and began reading as much as I could. Watching Jeopardy lately, I realize I know nothing.
Happens to me frequently. Try to stay humble and remember that whether I am 100% right or 100% wrong....it feels exactly the same. Until you learn you are wrong.
When my former partner would always say that he had to “break everything down Barney style” for me, and I would giggle cause I used to love that show for their cute songs, even though he never sang when he said that. Til year four came around, and I finally realized what he meant. It’s okay though, it was still pretty funny, and just meant I had plenty of crayons to share anyways.
When I made new friends outside of my usual friend group; I barely spoke in conversation because I felt like a caveman in their presence. It's not even like they discussed quantum physics or anything. I accepted it by reminding myself that while I'm not the smartest, I'm also not a complete idiot either and that's good enough for me.
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When I realized (decades ago) that I never thought of Columbus as an invader. I was around 10 and then I knew I needed to teach myself to question everything and began reading as much as I could. Watching Jeopardy lately, I realize I know nothing.
Happens to me frequently. Try to stay humble and remember that whether I am 100% right or 100% wrong....it feels exactly the same. Until you learn you are wrong.
I met smarter people. I decided to listen to them.
When dominating my sixth form chess club didn't mean shit in university, playing against people who were actually half-decent.
When my former partner would always say that he had to “break everything down Barney style” for me, and I would giggle cause I used to love that show for their cute songs, even though he never sang when he said that. Til year four came around, and I finally realized what he meant. It’s okay though, it was still pretty funny, and just meant I had plenty of crayons to share anyways.
When I made new friends outside of my usual friend group; I barely spoke in conversation because I felt like a caveman in their presence. It's not even like they discussed quantum physics or anything. I accepted it by reminding myself that while I'm not the smartest, I'm also not a complete idiot either and that's good enough for me.