I’ve heard of Imposter Syndrome but this is ridiculous.
Infamous_Echidna_133 on
Magnus discovering memes about himself is like the final boss realizing he’s also DLC content.
Holymaryfullofshit7 on
I mean he’s certainly smart but possibly not wrong here. In the sense that a big intellect doesn’t necessitate being good at chess. But obsession and training can get you very far. And when that meets a singular talent we get Magnus Carlsen.
gorgeousgeorge16 on
The self awareness in his last comments proved his intelligence
spitel on
The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman; the ability to play chess well is a sign of a wasted life..
Of course Magnus has been in rooms with people smarter than he is, but I doubt he’s ever been in a room where someone was as exceptional in their pursuit as he is.
Plus he’s a celebrity. Of course people will fawn over him.
gaweewester on
Someone mentioned that it’s better to memorize positions rather than analyze them to be successful. I believe Magnus is trying to say that he memorized so much more than anybody and can use them in his favor during matches which makes win games.
Klutzy-Chain5875 on
I believe him. I have the same feelings. Im really really good at laying in the sofa.
UptownShenanigans on
I can get this. I’m a medical doctor, and it’s built in to our profession that we are expected to be the smartest person in the room. Problem is that I only know medicine and fuckall else. I’ve had people expect me to be very intelligent about topics I know nothing about – like cars or business or taxes. And they get upset when I don’t, and I get the usual “but aren’t you a doctor??”
nobonesjones91 on
What is this title 🤣
daggamouf on
The second best chess player in history is Drunk Magnus
catbqck on
He needs to do twitch like Hikaru so the viewers and trolls can bring him down to earth again lol
TheFrontierzman on
These subtitles, edits and overlays are really unnecessary.
1OptimisticPrime on
Imposter syndrome
yachster on
Intelligence is a prerequisite, but to be the best of all time at chess you need top-tier pattern recognition and calculating in your head, and an unhealthy obsession with studying theory, puzzles, analyzing games, chess engines, etc.
dglgr2013 on
I was diagnosed with autism and adhd inattentive 2.5 years ago.
I would be considered high functioning autistic which pre-2013 would be considered Asperger’s. I process things in patterns and numbers and if I can visualize the problem I may be able to generate a formula.
I can pick out something that is amiss faster than most people but it can be weird sometimes. For example I will notice a different digit in the isbn of a book in a college syllabus before I notice the title or the book is different.
Or I might demand exact precision when someone gives a ball park figure and I correct them with a precise number.
But true. Repetition makes me much faster, and it also builds a sort of library of ready responses and mathematical patterns that make me faster to process and get to a number result.
zannet_t on
I think the hallmark of being an intelligent person is finding out you’re not that intelligent but other people less so.
And I think the hallmark of being a wise person is learning to live with that, instead of for instance begrudging that the world sort of “belongs” to the less intelligent.
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10000 yessss okay and he’s Superman too
I’ve heard of Imposter Syndrome but this is ridiculous.
Magnus discovering memes about himself is like the final boss realizing he’s also DLC content.
I mean he’s certainly smart but possibly not wrong here. In the sense that a big intellect doesn’t necessitate being good at chess. But obsession and training can get you very far. And when that meets a singular talent we get Magnus Carlsen.
The self awareness in his last comments proved his intelligence
The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman; the ability to play chess well is a sign of a wasted life..
Of course Magnus has been in rooms with people smarter than he is, but I doubt he’s ever been in a room where someone was as exceptional in their pursuit as he is.
Plus he’s a celebrity. Of course people will fawn over him.
Someone mentioned that it’s better to memorize positions rather than analyze them to be successful. I believe Magnus is trying to say that he memorized so much more than anybody and can use them in his favor during matches which makes win games.
I believe him. I have the same feelings. Im really really good at laying in the sofa.
I can get this. I’m a medical doctor, and it’s built in to our profession that we are expected to be the smartest person in the room. Problem is that I only know medicine and fuckall else. I’ve had people expect me to be very intelligent about topics I know nothing about – like cars or business or taxes. And they get upset when I don’t, and I get the usual “but aren’t you a doctor??”
What is this title 🤣
The second best chess player in history is Drunk Magnus
He needs to do twitch like Hikaru so the viewers and trolls can bring him down to earth again lol
These subtitles, edits and overlays are really unnecessary.
Imposter syndrome
Intelligence is a prerequisite, but to be the best of all time at chess you need top-tier pattern recognition and calculating in your head, and an unhealthy obsession with studying theory, puzzles, analyzing games, chess engines, etc.
I was diagnosed with autism and adhd inattentive 2.5 years ago.
I would be considered high functioning autistic which pre-2013 would be considered Asperger’s. I process things in patterns and numbers and if I can visualize the problem I may be able to generate a formula.
I can pick out something that is amiss faster than most people but it can be weird sometimes. For example I will notice a different digit in the isbn of a book in a college syllabus before I notice the title or the book is different.
Or I might demand exact precision when someone gives a ball park figure and I correct them with a precise number.
But true. Repetition makes me much faster, and it also builds a sort of library of ready responses and mathematical patterns that make me faster to process and get to a number result.
I think the hallmark of being an intelligent person is finding out you’re not that intelligent but other people less so.
And I think the hallmark of being a wise person is learning to live with that, instead of for instance begrudging that the world sort of “belongs” to the less intelligent.
How is this funny?