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by wallflower 6254 days ago
> Contrariwise, if you're dim but people love you you will do fine.

Well said. I have started to meet many people who aren't super smart but they get things done because they don't paralyze themselves by analyzing why things won't work and just get things started. And by corollary, their confidence makes other people believe they can do it (even if they don't know how they will do it)

Recommended essay to ponder: "I ain't good but I got guts"

http://iggychaos.blogspot.com/2006/02/i-aint-good-but-i-got-...