I was one of the “gifted” kids. Went to the special school and everything. And I am. Gifted at taking tests and collecting information.

What humbled me was getting into adulthood and realizing how little that counted for anything. My organization skills were atrocious. My creativity is virtually non-existent. It has been the biggest struggle of my life just being able to keep my life together without some huge issue that came from me failing to address a small, easily handled issue.

It’s not burnout. And if there’s mental illness, it’s undiagnosed ADD or Executive Dysfunction. I just realized I wasn’t that special once I left school.

I can absolutely crush a written test (and only, written) though, so that’s… great.