HealthyGamerGG Why Potential is Paralyzing | Burnt-Out Gifted Kids Interview
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Dec 5, 2020 Gifted individuals discuss feeling paralyzed by potential, making bold choices out of desperation, and seeking stability. They explore struggles with motivation, societal expectations, anxiety, self-identity, and disappointment. The conversation delves into navigating pressure, fear of failure, embracing failure for growth, and shifting from future-focused to present-focused thoughts. They also touch on creating new neural pathways, failure as subjective, duty versus detachment, and meditation practices.
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Early Ease Masks Real Skill Gaps
- Gifted kids often coast early and then struggle when success requires learned skills like time management.
- That shift creates identity crises when innate advantage no longer yields outcomes.
Joining The Military From Desperation
- Alcom chose the military after scraping by in college and working brutal service jobs to secure financial stability.
- He picked a regimented path (nuclear program) because structure helped him function.
Desperation Triggers Action For Gifted Kids
- Many gifted kids create artificial deadlines or crises because they only act under desperation.
- Surviving past consequences without strong punishment prevents learning to act earlier.