Ask Lemmy

27245 readers

2278 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either [email protected] or [email protected]. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email [email protected]. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

6) No US Politics.

Please don't post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try [email protected] or [email protected]

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.

Partnered Communities:

Logo design credit goes to: tubbadu

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Have you ever met someone who is not good at academics but is good at other aspects? What makes them that way? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by ButtonMcLemming to c/asklemmy

11 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Originally posted on r/AskReddit on April 23, 2022.

So, in your lives, do you encounter such folks, and what are their skills? How are they doing as of now?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] jesterraiin 3 points 1 year ago

I met plenty of focused/oriented people and depending on their field(s) of interest, environment and the presence of a spouse completing them, they manage well, or not so much.

What makes them that way? I believe we're not born as "tabula rasa" and our minds are determined to evolve in specific directions from the birth. Some cite external influences, family, the possibilities the society opens, but then I point at the paintings found in Altamira or Lascaux and say "the external factors don't matter that much".