Personal Advice For the Comeback Kid

Airvine
Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:20:01 +0000

Thanks! I really appreciate the advice. I currently have read Michio Kaku and Brian Greene. I am also reading some more interesting books on Calculus but taking it slowly because I haven’t taken the Calculus classes yet. I don’t want to put too much pressure on myself to rush the math because I am enjoying the current pace right now and I’ll have plenty of opportunities to speed it up in the semi-near future.

I pretty much feel the same way you do about everything you said. The only slight difference is that I don’t get mad when someone calls me smart but instead I just stopped caring about that factor altogether. Everyone wants to think they are the smartest or they say things like, “Oh he/she is so smart!” To me, even the most rigorous concepts can be understood by anyone. You just have to be interested and have the will to put your human consciousness to the grindstone. A good mental work ethic and determination to do what you mentally love goes way further than whatever a “high IQ” really means, in my opinion at least. I stopped caring about the battle to prove who is the smartest in the room. I want to work with this stuff because in makes my brain feel good to work with these concepts, the same way working out makes the body feel good and CERTAIN workouts make the body feel optimal. This stuff is just the most enjoyable mental workout for me.

Lately I am leaning towards taking the 18 credit hours. Thanks again for your help!