#hitmeinthe

I realized that being smart didn't make me special, and didn't guarantee me success. Lots of people are smart. Lots of people are smarter than me. But just because I have a natural ability doesn't mean I'll automatically absorb information if I don't seek it out. It doesn't mean I'm always going to be "the advanced kid." Natural intelligence doesn't matter nearly as much as work ethic. I realized that even though I was smart, I could still amount to nothing. I could still fail to become what I wanted to be. I could still end up never doing anything useful, and I thought that was the essence of absolute horror, so I got myself into gear.