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by circinus

Well yeah...I don't want to be the best at everything. There's not enough time for that. I was more musing that being naturally good at a bunch of things from a young age has made me lazy, which hinders progress in the areas I'd like to be 'expert' in. I do have a PhD, which came after 5 years of work that only passion can get you through. But maybe it's a kind of burnout? I feel incapable of putting that amount of effort into something again. 

But where does that get me? I succumb to my own laziness and stop striving for excellence? Being unfettered by the baser emotions is perfectly worthless if I don't use the time it frees up. So I guess that's good enough rationale to start working again.

Rambling done. I guess I've worked out my thoughts on this.

 Start working again? You sound like a burnt out bookworm. I say you take a break, do smth crazy for a few weeks. Go on an adventure, travel, try new stuff and disconnect from your work. Maybe you'll reboot with a newfound drive. If not...well, it'll still be worth it anyway :D

I've been on a break for about a year. Just some low-level work that's still enough to keep me from going insane from too much unstructured free time. But you're right, perhaps getting away from all of it for a short time is what's needed. So I am taking your advice. I'm currently booking travel to France, going to take a cycling tour this summer. And I'm drunk. And it's a good combination. :)

lol you sound like a narcissist to me.  I'm also really good at everything

No, not really. This is purely an objective assessment. I am sure there are several people who would fit this description, I don't necessarily see myself as superior and I will openly acknowledge when I am wrong. I do have a bit of an ego about the things I'm great at, but then, who doesn't? 

Also, stop saying lol to everything. You do this in posts as well as chats. You sound as young as you likely are.

1. ok lol 2. i will not stop saying lol its a habit i cannot break

i'm not as attracted to narcissists as much as sociopaths lol :p

but i do like both!

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thank you, sweetie! :D

are you a sociopath? :)

Lol why do you like sociopaths? That is what I cannot understand about people. I would use you to the very last drop

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