Do You Hide or Downplay Your Intelligence?

<p>not always. but sometimes i do so that people dont plot against me LOL</p>

<p>Just stay quiet. Don’t be ostentatious, but personally I really don’t like it when smart people act dumb or do dumb things to try and fit in.</p>

<p>Every time you gain insight but don’t share it (usually because you don’t have a reason to think anyone is interested in what you have to say), you’re hiding your intelligence.</p>

<p>So yes.</p>

<p>Not consciously but subconsciously because I’m afraid that I’ll sound pretentious. Like I feel I sound right now.</p>

<p>Yup I know if I tried id be smarter than a ton of people ik . I just don’t study anywhere near as much as top 10 people in class do</p>

<p>I’d have to be intelligent in order to hide it.</p>

<p>So, to answer your question, nope.</p>

<p>I don’t think people on here are as smart as you think they are.</p>

<p>No, I’m just legitimately stupid. I’m book smart, but for many practical things I’m completely useless.
I went the wrong way in Philly three or four times on the way to a concert. My calculus knowledge didn’t help me much there.</p>

<p>We conflate good grades with intelligence on here. Half the people responding thought this thread was about whether they discuss their GPA 24/7.</p>