aargh, anger and frustration, but I know its true.

as an overacheiver, this shit drives me nuts

My father told me about these schemes, when I asked what the angry newsman was all about, even as a child it enraged me and father gave a nod because he knows that even then I knew, that folks like us were cheated by this and that this would have negative repercussions on future society as a whole, which we have to live in.

Now I'm all grown up and the world is on fire.

If I had told him, one day they will lockdown the whole world, he would have laughed and said impossible.

Well, here we are.

They were right about everything.

People get mad at you when you say that you "aren't that smart" then solidly and consistently outperform them in every mental task.

You already know how I know this, same way as you.

brag more. o7 they got it comin.

Let us consider the possible natural origins of the dislike for braggarts. Are they victors or slaves typically? What does one gain from the disliking or if nothing is gained, from what revelation does it protect the hater? Furthermore why is it sometimes so difficult and socially mandatory to 'not brag'.

There is controversy over who wrote this, but I like it a lot:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness

That most frightens us.

We ask ourselves

Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God.

Your playing small

Does not serve the world.

There's nothing enlightened about shrinking

So that other people won't feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine,

As children do.

We were born to make manifest

The glory of God that is within us.

It's not just in some of us;

It's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine,

We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we're liberated from our own fear,

Our presence automatically liberates others.

(for the record when this was written, I'm pretty sure fabulous just meant "really good" and was not indicative of a desire to mutilate oneself)

remember the story about the boy who 'was sick' for school but it was field trip day?

Our culture is rife with warnings against dishonesty and laziness. I want it back.