When You Are Less Than Average

It's partially because I've been feeling abysmal lately, but I actually have been thinking of this kind of thing a bit, lately. 


I saw a link (via) to a post on some guy named Derek Sivers' blog called "I assume I'm below average." I quoth:

I listen more. I ask a lot of questions.

I've stopped thinking others are stupid. I assume most people are smarter than me.

To assume you're below average is to admit you're a beginner. It puts you in student mind.

It keeps your focus on present practice and future possibilities, and away from any past accomplishments.

I don't know. I've found it to be a reasonable assumption on my part. This fucks people up, because they want confidence. I don't care, I just want to be correct. Sometimes this isn't 100% possible.


It seems to me to be a sad place where people prefer vague guesses to accuracy and sound decisions. See also: politics, interpersonal interactions, determining a personal identity, etc.