Every IQ test I've ever taken puts me at a level which is higher than let's say the bulk of the population - I've never been professionally tested but I have done online versions of official tests and did pretty damn well. I feel stupid a lot of the time anyway, often because I never went to college and I worry that this means maybe I'm dumb enough that I don't know how dumb I am. But then other times I look around and listen to what people around me are saying and discussing, getting an idea of what they know and don't know, and it occasionally feels like there is a bit of a gap between me and, well, a lot of people. It's jarring, and then there's always a rush of shame at how prideful and arrogant that would seem if I were to say it out loud. And then I second guess myself. But I'm pretty good with numbers and problem solving, I can often figure out how to fix things if I can look at them from multiple angles, I'm good at solving problems, I have a decent vocabulary, and I have a fairly good general knowledge base to draw on (except for sports trivia, because fuck sports, it's boring!). So it could be worse. I could be a Basic Bitch. lol
EDIT - oh, you mean how does a person in general know that they're smart? Damn. That's hard to answer! I think it's something you kinda have to figure out for yourself. But I would say that if you manage to live your life without fucking it up royally then you're doing pretty well.
[–] Sarcastatron_9000 ago (edited ago)
Every IQ test I've ever taken puts me at a level which is higher than let's say the bulk of the population - I've never been professionally tested but I have done online versions of official tests and did pretty damn well. I feel stupid a lot of the time anyway, often because I never went to college and I worry that this means maybe I'm dumb enough that I don't know how dumb I am. But then other times I look around and listen to what people around me are saying and discussing, getting an idea of what they know and don't know, and it occasionally feels like there is a bit of a gap between me and, well, a lot of people. It's jarring, and then there's always a rush of shame at how prideful and arrogant that would seem if I were to say it out loud. And then I second guess myself. But I'm pretty good with numbers and problem solving, I can often figure out how to fix things if I can look at them from multiple angles, I'm good at solving problems, I have a decent vocabulary, and I have a fairly good general knowledge base to draw on (except for sports trivia, because fuck sports, it's boring!). So it could be worse. I could be a Basic Bitch. lol
EDIT - oh, you mean how does a person in general know that they're smart? Damn. That's hard to answer! I think it's something you kinda have to figure out for yourself. But I would say that if you manage to live your life without fucking it up royally then you're doing pretty well.