“…A Vast and Technicoloured Emotional Spectrum…”
Photo by John, Flickr, CC “I have tried being normal. To tone myself down, I have to crush all the things that also give me energy, drive, and inspiration. I’ve tried…
I Can’t Show How Smart I Am To Anyone, Not Even To Myself
photo by David Evers, Flickr, CC You hide. You stay small. You “dumb down.” Why? Because– (Pick one or more.) 1. It’s not cool to be too smart. 2. Other people…
If I’m So Smart, Why Aren’t I Successful?
photo by Kevin T. Houle, creative commons, Flickr Smart people are rich and famous. They win Nobel Prizes and Genius Grants. They’re high achievers and arrogant. They don’t waste time on the little…
It’s A Jungle In There — Explaining Giftedness
Flickr, Creative Commons, Shigenobu Sugito It’s embarrassing. You probably don’t tell anyone that you read this blog. You keep it a secret. Right? Because if you told them, you’d have to…
Smart Sensitive Men Are In Trouble
Flickr, Creative Commons, Kamil Porembinski Smart sensitive men are in trouble. You know what I’m talking about. What do you do with all that emotion? All that empathy? All that awareness? How…
If I’m So Smart, Why Was School Such A Drag?
Flickr, Creative Commons, Phil Roeder You were five years old and couldn’t wait to get to school. But when you got there, something went terribly wrong. You anticipated learning all about the…
Being Told That You’re Gifted — Good News And Bad News
I make a pretty convincing argument in this blog that you have a rainforest mind. In spite of yourself, you have to agree. Right? photo from Jeff Sheldon–Unsplash On the other hand,…
Guest Post on Sensitivity– by poet and therapist Anne Allanketner
Anne Allanketner Anne Allanketner is a poet and psychotherapist from Portland, Oregon. Her books of poems, Spells of Mending and Three Springs, are beautiful, magical and healing. This poem, from Spells,…
Most Popular Post of 2014 — If I’m So Smart Why Am I So Dumb?
photo from Casey Fyfe, Unsplash People may have told you that you were smart. But you may not feel smart. Why? Because you graduated from college with a 2.65 grade point…