You may not believe me now, but you are probably a whole lot smarter than many people, including the smart ones you cite, at something, perhaps many things. And once you put yourself on the shoulders of giants, including your own, you can geometrically catapult yourself into much higher spheres of measure, including “smartness”. But even then, so what?

It’s not how smart you are, how rich you are, or even how good you are, it’s what you can imagine doing with all those “assets” and how you can positively affect the lives of others. If you learn nothing else in college, I sincerely hope that you come away with this mindset.

— edw519 @ news.yc