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nandy's avatar

PS I think this is a super common experience of people who grew up labeled "gifted" – poison, in its own way.

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Adam Sandell's avatar

Such an interesting story. Thank you! This echoes what I've heard from so many women. ("The men would simply say whatever they knew, as long as it was even partially related to the topic at hand, whereas I tended to stay silent unless I was absolutely sure that what I wanted to say was 100% accurate and pertinent" ...)

I'm conscious that, as a man, there's a big dimension of this that I will never experience — I can only hear about and reflect on.

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