ksnm72 on Nostr: The main problem with smart people is that they are permanently smart. What I mean by ...

The main problem with smart people is that they are permanently smart. What I mean by that? Doubt is a major roadblock to new discoveries, insights, success and just living the life we all want. What stratum of people have the most doubts? Smart people, of course. There are a huge number of stupid people who achieve success in business, art, sports and so on. Absolute morons. They don't doubt, they just do their job and don't think about anything. I recently learned that many people have no internal dialog. I'm not kidding. They are incapable of thinking. They just do. They do what they have an urge to do, like animals. Fantastic! So, how are smart people supposed to solve their problem? By being stupid! I know this may sound ridiculous and absurd because we have been taught all our lives that we need to be smart and even our own nature, our subconscious tells us to be smarter, it will save our lives. And it's true, it's been that way all through history. A sharp mind helped us not to be eaten by a saber-toothed tiger, to outwit enemies from a neighboring tribe, not to eat a poisonous mushroom, and so on. But the world is different now. The modern world is incredibly safe. Now the cleverness that gives us doubt poisons our lives. It is important to note that I am not encouraging you to be permanently stupid. You need to learn what idiots can never learn. Only you can do that. You need to find the switch in your head and learn to switch between smart mode and stupid mode. That's it! This is the greatest skill of our time. It's what makes people great.
Basically, less reflection, more doing