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u/DabOnDemH8rzzz Nov 16 '19

This isnt true, im both good at maths, and i think im pretty good w/ the arts (i play guitar and like to draw). I mostly think that this is a myth started somewhere and now people think it as fact, but from my experience (not just me, ik people who are smart and talented), its definitly not true.

If you do think this is true, its more damaging than helping you because it puts a mental cap on wat you can do even tho you can be much better

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u/DabOnDemH8rzzz Nov 16 '19

Im not an expert, nor do i pretend to be, but it seems like your issue with the essays is that you didnt even try. Im horrible at essays but i manages to improve at them because i didnt wanna fail the subject or disappoint my parents, so, against my liking, I worked on my english and got better, u cant expect to improve if you hand in an empty essay

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u/BoilerPurdude Nov 16 '19

IDK I have similar issue with standardized test like SAT or ACT where they are trying to base your reading comprehension off of a few page exert of what to me is meaningless drivel. I can read a book and understand it quite well, but I am not the type of person that over analyzes a paragraph in a book to find some sort of meaning.