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Why smart people easily end up so unhappy and stuck

The Midwit Trap Why smart people easily end up so unhappy and stuck Sarv Jun 27, 2022 19 3 2 Share It absolutely baffles me how so many perfectly smart and capable people are absolutely stuck. They’re probably always talking about it too. Maybe it’s you. It definitely was me. But if they’re so smart, why are they so stuck? When reflecting about it, I realised my answer came where I didn’t expect it. A meme. If you spend much time on the interwebs, there’s a chance you’ve come across it- the midwit meme. In this post, I characterise midwits, go on to specify two very specific types of them, and

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