Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Dream about impressing people with something really easy?

Hm. If you look at the posts of middle school age children here on y/a, you might find that many of them can't spell even simple words, even something as simple as "our" which I often see written as "are". I couldn't say if it is because the school systems aren't measuring up, or if they're really bright kids with bad parenting, or if they're just plain dumb, but there are plenty of them on here. At the heart of this dream is that you are doing something that others consider extraordinary, and that you impress people with being smart. I had to look up the word just to find out what it means, so I could see if it had any bearing on this imagery. It seems to be a mathematics term. Looking at your post, and at a couple of your more recent questions, you are obviously very bright and articulate, and tackling mathematics questions that would leave me completely baffled. At the heart of this imagery, you're getting accolades for being above average, for rising above the standard. Or maybe being singled out as not the standard or the norm. Based on the rest of your post, you seem to find it hard to wrap your mind around the idea that you're smarter than the average bear. So I guess it's up to you to think on this awhile, it could be something like even though you're obviously smart, maybe you have low self esteem and tell yourself that you're not really smarter than average, or as smart as others think you are. Or you could be self conscious about how smart you are, feeling like a fish out of water around your peers, trying to fit in with people who obviously don't operate at the same level as you do (I can dig it. When I was in school I pretended to a lower standard in order to try and fit in better, I was aware that some of my classmates were uncomfortable with the standard I was at. Be careful about doing such a thing though, it brings on some bad habits that you won't want in your professional life, and school isn't forever, when you are older you will find it easier to attract people you can relate to better). Or you could be giving yourself an "atta boy" for something you accomplished during the day. Or you could be a little insecure and in need of someone to tell you that you're smarter than average once in awhile, or that you measure up to standards. Or you could be noting that you hold yourself and others to a higher standard. Or you could be studying too hard and thinking about math so much you're going over math terms in your sleep. You may be coming up on some exams and worried about the result. I imagine there are probably a couple of other notions that I've missed, but I guess it's up to you to think on your outlook for a while, and see if you can figure out what it is in your attitude toward yourself and your outlook toward the rest of the world, hopefully I have pointed you in a direction you can work with.

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