Project Update: Patterns (Intelligence -Tailspin)

[cjsmith]

I can get into a tailspin when I see someone else do something that indicates they are smarter than I am. This tailspin doesn't ALWAYS happen with these situations, just sometimes.

1) why am I comparing
1a) habit: can I and should I stop?
2) am I right about the conclusion
2a) reminder: I'm not actually stupid; habit: don't jump to the conclusion someone is way way smarter just because you see someone who's out of the ordinary
3) why does it matter
3a) unfortunately I think I know why, and making it matter less may be a therapist project

Progress.

This is only one tiny drop in the ocean of this project, but it is concrete and can be examined. That's a win in my book.

Comments

[nosrednayduj]

Here's how I think about people smarter than I am: They are so smart they write bad code -- it's bad because it's uncommented, and it's often overly complex. So they aren't really better than a less smart person. I have to write easy-to-understand code, because I need to understand it!

Also. You are plenty smart!

[cjsmith]

I have seen this very thing in action. One of the smartest people I've met in my entire life was great at solo projects but a serious detriment to the team when he had to work with others. No one could understand anything he did, because it was (just as you say) overly complex and completely undocumented, and ultimately it all had to be rewritten. It was kind of sad.

(Also, thank you!)