Don't worry, you are far from alone.
I joined Mensa once and among their membership there are a LOT of people who technically 'underachieved', including myself.
But who is franky? 😉
My professors begged me to stay in school and become a professor. They said I had a great career in academics ahead of me. I did not listen. I had other ideas.
In retrospect I think they were correct. Academic life tolerates eccentricities for the sake of academic advancement. The community would have been more supportive of me, I'm sure.
For being so smart, I sure was an idiot in my 20s. In retrospect, I was screwing eveything up. I wasn't thinking about building a career even though I was offered so many jobs. In fact I never even had to look for a job until I was 50, and then I couldn't even get one. That's the mindfork of my life; I went from being in huge demand to persona non grata virtually overnight. That was the straw that broke the camel's back and made me the ahole I am today. I can't go back and pretend it didn't happen. I'm bitter and nobody's more unhappy about it than me.
In retrospect I think they were correct. Academic life tolerates eccentricities for the sake of academic advancement. The community would have been more supportive of me, I'm sure.
For being so smart, I sure was an idiot in my 20s. In retrospect, I was screwing eveything up. I wasn't thinking about building a career even though I was offered so many jobs. In fact I never even had to look for a job until I was 50, and then I couldn't even get one. That's the mindfork of my life; I went from being in huge demand to persona non grata virtually overnight. That was the straw that broke the camel's back and made me the ahole I am today. I can't go back and pretend it didn't happen. I'm bitter and nobody's more unhappy about it than me.
Don't get me started on screw ups I committed, be they career related or otherwise.
I remember every single one like it was yesterday and yes they do haunt me at times, I'm struggling not to let them but it is not easy.
At least when they are social eff ups I can blame my Asperger's/ASD. People are strange... to me.
I remember every single one like it was yesterday and yes they do haunt me at times, I'm struggling not to let them but it is not easy.
At least when they are social eff ups I can blame my Asperger's/ASD. People are strange... to me.
I was an early achiever. I crashed and burned at 50. I'm an unemployable butthead now. I can't even get a volunteer job. This is typical of "high IQ" people. They're superstars when they're young (like me) and grumpy old trolls when they get older (like me).
I was offered to join Mensa many times in the 1970s and 1980s. I'm not a clubby guy and I loathe "exclusive" anything. I never joined a fraternity but I did attend some awesome parties.
Here's Franky's channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM_Tw_YtHs5CKkN90dUnw3A
Trials and tribulations are what‘s known as the ’the school of hard knocks’ seems as though individuals are products of their environment….. some thrive, some don’t. I grew up on a farm in the sticks and wouldn‘t trade what I learned there for a Ivy league education even if it were free.
Small communities value people a lot more. It's easy to write people off in the big city.
I read that one of the risk factors for contracting schizophrenia is living in an urban environment. My brother (RIP) was profoundly schizophrenic. He was a thug by the time he was 13, started smoking pot when he was 14, ran around with the biggest low lifes in the neighborhood, got involved in drug dealing, train boxcar theft, auto theft, and breaking and entering at 15, and had his first psychotic break at 18. After he had his psychotic break (it was virtually overnight) he was Charles Manson and very scary. He did some horrible things (don't even ask) and I was always afraid his misdeeds would bring him infamy. He did his very best to ruin my life and in some ways he succeeded.
I often wondered how much his environment contributed to his condition. Maybe if he grew up on a farm he wouldn't have flipped out. The hood was a dreadful environment that destroyed a lot of youths. My strategy was to get out ASAP (which I did) but my brother had no aspirations, no plans, no escape hatch. I went away to college and he stayed behind with no plan, no skills, no ambition.
I read that one of the risk factors for contracting schizophrenia is living in an urban environment. My brother (RIP) was profoundly schizophrenic. He was a thug by the time he was 13, started smoking pot when he was 14, ran around with the biggest low lifes in the neighborhood, got involved in drug dealing, train boxcar theft, auto theft, and breaking and entering at 15, and had his first psychotic break at 18. After he had his psychotic break (it was virtually overnight) he was Charles Manson and very scary. He did some horrible things (don't even ask) and I was always afraid his misdeeds would bring him infamy. He did his very best to ruin my life and in some ways he succeeded.
I often wondered how much his environment contributed to his condition. Maybe if he grew up on a farm he wouldn't have flipped out. The hood was a dreadful environment that destroyed a lot of youths. My strategy was to get out ASAP (which I did) but my brother had no aspirations, no plans, no escape hatch. I went away to college and he stayed behind with no plan, no skills, no ambition.
Bass is NOT the only word in the English language that is irregularly spelled. English spelling is not completely phonetic, spelling has to be learnt by heart.
This should not be a problem for the vast majority of adults and children. According to google.com the human memory is huge:
Certainly, a memory like that can accomodate some irregular words.
This should not be a problem for the vast majority of adults and children. According to google.com the human memory is huge:
Certainly, a memory like that can accomodate some irregular words.
I have all the storage, I just can't find the files once they are stored.
Seriously though, it takes a lot of time getting kids to memorize spellings that are just silly for no reason. And there is all those 'important' things they have to be taught now... which if I mentioned I'd get banned.....
Seriously though, it takes a lot of time getting kids to memorize spellings that are just silly for no reason. And there is all those 'important' things they have to be taught now... which if I mentioned I'd get banned.....
Unfortunately, they can't beat kids that don't want to learn anymore. Heck you can't even punish them for getting up and leaving or screaming in the middle of class; but that is another discussion and many have already dumbed down the language for that.
You don't have to beat them, you just have to be one of those teachers we all remember...positively.
I was among that group at one time.
I believe it is in this language. The subject has not changed and includes love of the subject matters. To change the direction of the sentence then allows for the use of a comma after the word 'and' but not in this case.
My wife calls me a genius when I stop a door hinge from squeaking.
Spending 4 hours rerouting the plumbing because someone accidentally bought a center draining kitchen sink instead of the standard drain near the rear, well that's get's me a 'whatever'
Just to say that I am sooooooo glad I have that Y chromosome.
Same here.
In elementary school, I was praised for my artwork.
Always got an A+.
In high school, I was noted for my work in machine shop, wood shop, and drafting class.
And electronics class, I soared above others to the point that my instructor was annoyed that I was "getting too far ahead of the others".
Hey, that education and experience got me jobs easily later on.