asking because I feel like I've gotten significantly dumber & more confused over the past 2 or so years but might also be due to stress, or my repeated going on-&-off-ssris, or a subjective sense of time being more fleeting & abstract to me now vs when I was 20 - ThreadSky

decassette.bsky.social • 52 days ago

asking because I feel like I've gotten significantly dumber & more confused over the past 2 or so years but might also be due to stress, or my repeated going on-&-off-ssris, or a subjective sense of time being more fleeting & abstract to me now vs when I was 20

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decassette.bsky.social•52 days ago

or having money. though I don't think I've gotten to the dollar amount where that starts negatively affecting your brain; just a dumb medium stage where I suddenly have Ambitions while being not actually wealthy

abeedo.bsky.social•52 days ago

I think dumbness is an interesting concept. What I define as dumb is different than what other ppl define it as. I see it as a lack of emotional intelligence and observation skills. I used to be in a position where I felt a lot more dumb (not that I'm smart now by any means), but I managed to alter-

abeedo.bsky.social•52 days ago

-experiences really helped build up a greater understanding of the world. Just willing to be a listener, and to observe the stories of others while asking guided questions really helps. Reading international literature from countries or people unlike myself also helped.

abeedo.bsky.social•52 days ago

Watching people and trying to read people's mind from their body language also is something I see as intelligent. Observation and paying attention to surroundings is something that I find very important, and the only way an unobservant person can change themselves is to realise that they are-

abeedo.bsky.social•52 days ago

Ok I'm gonna finish it up here now. Sorry for spiuting out some incoherent thoughts, or if I came off too preachy lol. Hope what I said can help in some way

abeedo.bsky.social•52 days ago

-unobservant and start watching everything. Doing things like putting away your phone and earphones on public transport and watching what's happening around you as a conscious effort can help you become more "wise" to some degree.

decassette.bsky.social•52 days ago

years of people watching has yet to cure the 'atypic autism' I got labeled with age 5 so there might also be something structurally wrong with my brain

abeedo.bsky.social•52 days ago

In general I'd never define dumbness as a lack of knowledge, because it's impossible to know everything in life, so to some degree we'd always be dumb. But the person who I'd define as dumb is the person who is confronted with knowledge that might conflict with their previous world view, and-

decassette.bsky.social•52 days ago

I mean dumb as in like, incapable of doing basic things like paying my bills on time or cleaning my kitchen or like saying yes to things then nearly forgetting I need to do them

abeedo.bsky.social•52 days ago

-refuses to learn or change their mind. An intelligent person should be open to change and ready to admit whether they had been wrong or stand their ground if they know they're right. I do think that might be difficult for some people if they don't already have a moral anchor that steers them.

abeedo.bsky.social•52 days ago

-that by a general desire to change. Because I felt like I was not wise, I sought to talk to as many people as possible and experience as many different things as possible. Talking to people of different races, cultures and ideologies, and asking specific questions about their beliefs and-

k8nikles.bsky.social•52 days ago

don't forget about covid causing brain damage too hahaha... I feel you though...

decassette.bsky.social•52 days ago

covid ha ha. one of the many crimes Italy has committed against me, probably (never actually got tested)

decassette.bsky.social•52 days ago

(italians assured me it was just the flu)

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