you were a gifted kid 7 years ago. Now what?

[@derp_berry]

Hole in the wall in the background is the visual representation of the pain of becoming average as you grow up 😔

[@ep9158]

as a current rising high school senior going through the "oh my god i'm not as special as everyone told me and i'm not living up to the expectations of every adult around me", this was a really cathartic video. you hit the nail on the head on literally every topic, and made me feel even just a little bit better.

[@maytube9360]

Spot-on! Well done. Your perspective is so underrated but very handing in navigating through life. Thanks.

[@Brynne-to3pf]

The audacity of KZbin to bring this video to me right after graduating from college and losing my main identity of "gifted student"

[@emmanuelmakinde7694]

floor green screen was brilliant

[@kaitrinhigbee4165]

Great video. I was a very gifted kid when I was in school, and the reason I was probably was me running from some bad stuff. When I was 12, I wanted to be a nuclear scientist. I graduated with a BA in psych, and now I make silly little mushroom guys. That's the pipeline. Gifted kid --> silly little mushroom guys.

[@oywiththepoodlesalready]

I honestly love that for you so much.

[@twofat1204]

you funny as hell bro

[@emmanuelmakinde7694]

so relatable. i was also in TAG and even s/t and i barely needed to try to get a 4.0 im high school but once i got to college, i realized there was a certain type of work ethic that i didn’t have and it ended up being a massive learning curve

[@MrPuff1026]

This is from a different side in my experience. I wasn’t gifted or anything but knew my experiences and interests during middle school and high’s school were outside the norm. I was very slow and not quick at anything. I remember being really afraid of counting and multiplying in third grade lol. However around 8th, I gained a sudden curiosity for calculus, endlessly passionate about philosophy and physics from 8th grade onward and always found myself just alone explaining theories to teachers during lunch breaks and trying to absorb as much as I could. I was always definitely jealous of the gifted kids who got space in their program to explore their interests while I had to kind of make my own time in public school to explore higher level academic interests that weren’t really touched in class. While I had to work harder than normal, it definitely instilled a really crazy work ethic when I found things I was passionate about because I had to try hard for everything I did and I actually am actually thankful for this as I got to learn the value of learning for myself through hard work and not for others grand expectations of some ability to learn.

[@derp_berry]

This is awesome man, really entertaining can't wait to see you blow up That video title showing up on my fyp felt like a personal attack from KZbin tho 😭

[@Grantypou]

i saw you on my recommended and i genuinely had no clue you were this small of a creator. keep up the good work man, this is a great video

[@unknowncreates6211]

This only has 406 views?! Unbelievable! This is extremely high quality work, keep it up!!

[@samarKaali]

Thank you man, and great video 👍

[@nxctusvideri]

easily the most accurate, engaging, and insightful video ive seen on this topic--instant sub also i might have cried. that's besides the point

[@linefire9870]

I grew up with expectations to be genius. Not just praises. I disappointed a lot of people by not doing well in uni, because apparently "this isn't you". In the end, 'genius' isn't that important. Your regulation skills and ability to learn are what will help you be successful (and happy too). If I could travel back in time, I would have told my younger self that. I would also have told those who expect me to just know things out of thin air, to be a genius themselves first.

[@simple.kendyl]

This was really great!

[@david_is_achu]

Thanks Brodie 😮‍💨🫡

[@MoonWarIII]

Great video, man!

[@Outandalout]

Ooooh new channel to obsessively watch!! I’m like 5 minutes in and already love the video, especially the green screen on the floor-I haven’t seen that before and it’s really cool. On a side note, I relate to this video so much already. Im 18, and in the last two years I’ve gone from thinking I was going to be one of those kids who made the news for getting into 17 million top colleges (and honestly I had a fair chance, my stats weren’t insane but I had a decent chance) to genuinely not knowing if I would graduate. I did, by the way, like 2 weeks ago. But the gifted kid syndrome is real; I’m just learning how to actually put in the work, and weirdly enough it was theatre that made me do that. I was a gifted kid in theatre as well, but I loved it enough that the failure made me want to succeed. Now I just need to apply that to calculus or whatever the fuck else

[@derp_berry]

The floor display and paper wall white board are peak production quality

[@sentinelav]

Man, I completely relate to this experience. The thing that really started my journey away from it was developing purely self-driven interests, and the beauty of comedy. Being able to laugh at yourself is so important for developing the kind of humility that's crucial for connecting with others, and it lets you dismantle those narratives you never chose for yourself.

[@andrewearl8926]

Yeah, it might be excessive for accelerated learning for like the higher 10-30% of kids. It boosts ego too much. Sets expectations that risk worse failure. Extra curriculars and independent learning is normally better.

[@poppers7317]

great, she's as useful as a calculator

[@jletsgoo]

really recommend dr k's (psychologist) gifted kids are special needs videos, really breaks it down & from a former gifted kid too! 7:00 true, social media.. identity 14:38 ! 15:45 17:10

[@Lola_Martinez_]

This was so good! Keep up the good work :)

[@gabriellesmith9234]

I throughly enjoyed this video!!

[@paroxysys]

great video, love your editing and the way you deliver your points. definitely subscribing

[@mlvluu9836]

This doesn’t help me recover from reading “Three Days of Happiness” at all…

[@starlordawesome6703]

Yo I remember when we were in TAG bruh this was rlly a blast from the past.

[@starlordawesome6703]

Btw it’s Rashid

[@starlordawesome6703]

Also amazing vid keep up the good work

[@emmanuelmakinde7694]

😂😂😂

[@andrewlemonaki]

Great video, i would suggest better lighting

[@lamechial]

are you literally me or what