After all of these years on this planet I have just recently learned one valuable thing. Sometimes a person can actually be "Too Smart". I've lived my life knowing that my mind works differently than most. I pride myself in my intellect, my quick wit and my way of life. But it comes at a price.
Not everyone has the patience to deal with a person like me. I like to speak my mind (keeping it tasteful) and catch people off guard when I can. But apparently that rubs many people the wrong way. Not to mention it is tough for someone to keep an intellectual conversation with me when all they want to do is unwind. Stumped I decided to work on that part of my life.
Just today I came to the realization that I need to dumb myself down more. I have to work on not being on my toes at all times and just go with the flow. This is not just for friends but for all other parts of my life as well. For instance at a temp job... bosses don't want to know that their employee is smarter than they are for obvious reasons. And here I was thinking that all of that "doing things on my own" stuff was helping my cause. Also, in acting it seems CDs, agents, producers, directors and everyone else that has some control wants to keep that control. They are more apt to work with a "ditsy" actor than someone who can call them out. Which again is understandable.
So, I plan on taking this new found info I've learned and start applying it to my daily life. Not because I feel this is what people want from me, but to make my life more enjoyable.
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