/lit/ - Literature

Books about being a midwit? I'm right in the range of smarter than average but not smart enough to do anything with it.

>/fit/ has occasional "Why do you lift" discussions
>we need to understand what persuades our fellows as well

>>11552398
oof, absolutely embarrassing

>>11555015
>I COME TO LIT, THINKING: 'WOW! I WONDER WHAT INSIGHTFUL DISCUSSION AND LITERARY MARVELS I WILL BE EXPOSED TO TODAY! THAT SUCH A PLACE OF INTELLIGENCE AND CULTURE COULD EXIST ON THIS WRETCHED LANDSCAPE OF VIRTUAL SPACE IS EXTRAORDINARY!'

Is there a way or certain technique to "translate" verbal iq to writing iq? When discussing something with people or telling a story, interesting sentences, ideas and concepts pour out of me no problem, but when I sit down to write my mind just empties. I tried to talk into a recorder and transcribe but it's the same thing, even though I do catch myself talking to myself sometimes and then it's fine, but as soon as even the slightest pressure of having to think of something for the purpose of writing it down comes up - i'm done

what do

>>11500978
Yeah man they just give you tenure and professorships at Harvard for no reason

>>11496397
>reading anything published in the current year that hasn't passed basic Lindy filters