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8345546 No.8345546 [Reply] [Original]

How do I stop comparing myself to others? Now geniuses are a rarity but there are still hundreds of thousands of super performing people out there and they make me feel superfluous. I feel bad for getting tired fast and taking a long time to think when others can work all day getting minimal sleep and graduate from the best colleges with best grades. It just happens that everything I am interested in is super competetive. I guess I could try to find some nieche and just do some light science in free time but I wish to actually contribute something aside from just taxes and purchasing power.

>> No.8345557

>>8345546
Try to find your niche.
It'll be better once you're out of college and the persons you frequent aren't all academic overachievers.

>> No.8345651

>>8345557
But is there a guarantee I will find one?

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8345660

>>8345651
None whatsoever.

>> No.8346913

bump

>> No.8346923

>>8345546
You should stop thinking about this. Instead ask yourself what are you interested in and wholeheartedly pursue that.
> How do I stop?
Reorient your thought processes. Start with school work: don't say "I'm not finishing as fast as my classmates" but instead say "How can I relate this to material presented earlier?". Derive satisfaction from the doing of the work and in this way you will learn not to make needless comparisons.

>> No.8346930

>>8345546
>How do I stop comparing myself to others?

By accepting that you can only play the cards you are given.