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She's capable of studying any new topic much faster than I. Even topic that she has no experience in and I have been working on for several years. She's doing a
by DrorY 14y ago
She's capable of studying any new topic much faster than I. Even topic that she has no experience in and I have been working on for several years. She's doing an MD in Medicine and a bsc in computer science simultaneously. She's also a Marathon runner and a quite successful artist.
- runjake 14y agoSo, more focused and motivated, then?
- DrorY 14y agoI am not sure she's more motivated than I. Perhaps she got better abilities to focus on tasks. She's truly an exceptional person with an exceptional range of abilities.
- caw 14y agoJust some ideas to improve your ego: Marathon runner - Result of LOTS of training; you shouldn't count this at all, except to say she's motivated to run. Successful artist - Creative, skilled, and/or knows what people will buy. Are you a successful <insert job position here>? How did you get there? Surely you have some combination of skills that got you there. Quickness of learning - Perhaps she knows the optimal learning style for herself, and you do not. MD + BSc - Time management plus being able to retain the information and apply it. This could relate to the quickness of learning. Now for the bad news: Maybe you're legitimately "not as smart" as your girlfriend, for whatever definition of "smart" you're using. Not everything is about pure IQ scores. I agree with the other comments that people have different areas of skills, and everyone may not have the same ability level in a given area, but the idea is that your skills complement each other.