At what point in your life did you realize you weren't exceptional at anything?

19.

Oh about 24 hours after I set foot on the Stanford campus...

I'm exceptional at public speaking.

I haven't realized it yet. Not likely to, either. I'm not the world's greatest, most likely, but I'm exceptional in several areas.

Not running, though.

formerly present wrote:

I haven't realized it yet. Not likely to, either. I'm not the world's greatest, most likely, but I'm exceptional in several areas.

Not running, though.

Good job ruining the thread.

formerly present wrote:

I haven't realized it yet. Not likely to, either. I'm not the world's greatest, most likely, but I'm exceptional in several areas.

Not running, though.

whacking off in you're parents basement beyond the age of 18 is not exceptional

I'm exceptionally bad at many things.

ex-Cardinal wrote:

Oh about 24 hours after I set foot on the Stanford campus...

Kevin Havel?

You're exceptionally unexceptional.

You're exceptionally unexceptional.

Your unexceptionally exceptional.

$$$ maker wrote:

Most of us were billed as successful high school runners making us believe we were exceptional. But we're not. Nobody cares about running. Once the running laurels start collecting dust what's left to prove oneself as exceptional? Careers, of course. Well, what happens then?

You get laughed at by those of us who weren't billed as successful high school runners who turned out to be successful at other things like making money.

I take exception with you.

Everybody always says "parent's basement"...I've never even lived in a part of the country where you can have a basement due to groundwater.

About two years after college I realized that not only was I not exceptional is anything, but that I wasn't that 'good' at anything either. Oh well.

Some of the most successful people I've seen are good at only one thing: having no clue that they themselves are unexceptional - or rather that they actually are barely mediocre. BUT, they act as if they know what's going on and people give them the benefit of the doubt ie. "no one would do xxxxxx without a good reason" . The thing is, said individual is usually delusional and lacks any means of self reflection. By the time everyone realizes the fraud that has occurred, said individual has moved on to the next level of management or supposed achievement in which once again, a new bunch of rubes is ready to take direction from him or her and the cycle repeats itself.

Water into wine - exceptionally good.

Water into beer - not so good.

luckily, it turns out you don't have to be exceptional at things (running or otherwise) to get some sort of enjoyment out of them:)

$$$ maker wrote:

Most of us were billed as successful high school runners making us believe we were exceptional. But we're not. Nobody cares about running. Once the running laurels start collecting dust what's left to prove oneself as exceptional? Careers, of course. Well, what happens then?

In before the inevitable sad sack post by jamin.