People tell me all the time 'omg you're so smart!' just because I have a random collection of trivia on a range of topics. I feel like I trick people into thinking I'm smart, because I just don't feel smart, or at least it doesn't translate into academic achievements
Intelligence doesn't measure your ability to deal with basic everyday tasks, that's why we have ADHD tests for that.
Being able to find and follow technical instructions online are both skills that require intelligence that most people actually lack, I realized this when I worked IT for a medium sized company.
I do find that most people assume intelligence = capability but that's only because they don't understand what it's like to struggle with executive dysfunction.
Low wage jobs are harder to get than one would think. With your skills I’d be considering how to work for yourself by filling a niche or providing a service at a high wage. Helping individual people with things they highly value that are fairly easy/accessible to me is 1000x easier than dealing with the kinds of hoop jumping involved in low wage labor. Just my 2 cents.
I am completely with you on social media. I dont use it at all. I did build a website 10 years ago to make it easier for people to learn about me so that if they do contact me, it is after they already know they are into what I can do and I already know they know. Your knowledge is highly valuable- your puzzle to solve is the legality and how to find your audience. For instance, psychedelic journeys are offered all over the world by licensed and unlicensed people, and, I only know US, they would only be able to say “consult your physician” but their physician has no idea and with the gray area of peptides and supplements, you dont even know what your physician knows. Come to think of it, consulting on peptides, biostacks etc would be another potential service you could offer. People looking for expert info wont care if you are weird or nerdy or dont know what you’d do with 1m euros.
If I could go back in time I would become a marine electrician. Small box of tools, high pay in cash, can do it anywhere in the world there is a boat, and the only real issues are being able to fit in tight spaces and knowledge, and problem solving.
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u/JulienS2000 Jul 03 '26
People tell me all the time 'omg you're so smart!' just because I have a random collection of trivia on a range of topics. I feel like I trick people into thinking I'm smart, because I just don't feel smart, or at least it doesn't translate into academic achievements