>>13018
>Get over the pity parties and the woe is me crap
I remember when I used to be completely guilty of that mindset. I don't recall what exactly snapped me out of it or how it did, but I suppose it got overridden by other, worse shit in my life that put it into perspective hah
Better to get on with it now before you die than die without any meaningful growth, or simply outweigh that emotional tripe with something pressing enough to allow you to ignore it entirely.
>>12948
I always got those types of compliments from just about everyone in school, and I always brushed it off as meaningless smoke-blowing—I regurgitate random information I found interesting in school, tried to care about what I learned in class, and people think i'm smart because of it.
People are generally superficial and tend to not recognize the journey you took to your current skill level.