I could go down the list of "cognitive errors" and point out which ones you are making here...
Of course you have impressive brainpower, even among the brainy. This cannot be denied. As for having no other redeeming qualities and no talents, well, I'm not going to waste the time here trying to convince you, your skull is as thick as mine for that sort of thing.
The sorts of dumb stuff you describe here are not only classic pitfalls for all of humanity to the point of cliche (My wallet is in my other pants), but one of your mental aspects that allows you access to such brilliance predisposes you to these problems. How can you admit to having ADD, particularly in the intact natural state, and still be surprised when you occasionally forget the trivial details of life?
I am reasonably smart, and yet I still forget my stupid keys, wallet, where I left my glasses, where I put important paperwork, and everything else. I have gone to exotic lengths to tie my wallet and keys to my body so I don't leave them places. Still, the only reason I seldom actually leave the house without my keys is that I can't start my car without them. I can't tell you how many times I have piled my family into the car, sat in the driver's seat, and wondered for a second why I couldn't make the car go. When I carry a backpack, I loop one of the straps around my ankle when I sit down so I won't just leave it there when I get up (and I've been carrying a backpack with me to classes for, oh, 15 years?).
That's all without ADD. I have watched my own exotically-intelligent family members pull impressively brilliant mental stunts, and then try to leave the house in their underwear (you ever do that?). I watch my guy take showers with his glasses on, and he wonders why he suddenly can't see so well when the water hits. I have received several phone calls over the years from somebody asking me to pick up the lunch he made himself (and just happened to leave on the kitchen counter... again).
His parents actually had a big sign on the inside of their front door for their own brood of ADD people. It was a checklist of things like keys, lunch money, and homework. It wasn't just for the kids, either! All this ADD had to come from someplace... It was such a constant problem that they ended up posting a sign! We also have a checklist for Alex writ large on a whiteboard, complete with pictures. He actually checks it to make sure he's ready for school, or he really would forget to put on his shoes.
Yeah, forgetting wallet and keys really sucks. It doesn't make you stupid, though, so stop believing that it does. 'Cause I said so.
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Of course you have impressive brainpower, even among the brainy. This cannot be denied. As for having no other redeeming qualities and no talents, well, I'm not going to waste the time here trying to convince you, your skull is as thick as mine for that sort of thing.
The sorts of dumb stuff you describe here are not only classic pitfalls for all of humanity to the point of cliche (My wallet is in my other pants), but one of your mental aspects that allows you access to such brilliance predisposes you to these problems. How can you admit to having ADD, particularly in the intact natural state, and still be surprised when you occasionally forget the trivial details of life?
I am reasonably smart, and yet I still forget my stupid keys, wallet, where I left my glasses, where I put important paperwork, and everything else. I have gone to exotic lengths to tie my wallet and keys to my body so I don't leave them places. Still, the only reason I seldom actually leave the house without my keys is that I can't start my car without them. I can't tell you how many times I have piled my family into the car, sat in the driver's seat, and wondered for a second why I couldn't make the car go. When I carry a backpack, I loop one of the straps around my ankle when I sit down so I won't just leave it there when I get up (and I've been carrying a backpack with me to classes for, oh, 15 years?).
That's all without ADD. I have watched my own exotically-intelligent family members pull impressively brilliant mental stunts, and then try to leave the house in their underwear (you ever do that?). I watch my guy take showers with his glasses on, and he wonders why he suddenly can't see so well when the water hits. I have received several phone calls over the years from somebody asking me to pick up the lunch he made himself (and just happened to leave on the kitchen counter... again).
His parents actually had a big sign on the inside of their front door for their own brood of ADD people. It was a checklist of things like keys, lunch money, and homework. It wasn't just for the kids, either! All this ADD had to come from someplace... It was such a constant problem that they ended up posting a sign! We also have a checklist for Alex writ large on a whiteboard, complete with pictures. He actually checks it to make sure he's ready for school, or he really would forget to put on his shoes.
Yeah, forgetting wallet and keys really sucks. It doesn't make you stupid, though, so stop believing that it does. 'Cause I said so.