A part of the reason why I don't bother studying anymore is because I have no notable achievements that validates my intelligence. In Grade 2, most people in my class won awards, except for 7 people and I was one of them. I did horrible in that grade, but after that, I did much better and I objectively became much smarter than most of the people than won awards past, but it didn't matter because winning awards after Grade 2 became far more difficult and instead of 7 people not getting an award, only 7 people get one.
I've also done math contests at a young age, and never got certificates for them, but I didn't care because I didn't try at all for them. I didn't care until Grade 10, I did a math contest because my teacher promised to give anyone who participates a bonus mark on a test. One ricecel I knew did it as well and this was his first time doing a math contest. After we finished, he told me he didn't do the last seven questions and left them blank, whereas I didn't know how to do the last four questions and guessed all of them. You can get part marks for leaving a question blank, and the limit was up to 10 questions. I regret not using this to my advantage, since truecels have no luck and guessing would get me nothing. When our teacher was handing out the certificates, I didn't get one, but the ricecel did. If I didn't get one, it means I made careless mistakes for three of the questions I did, while he got all the questions he attempted right. I've done multiples math contests in the past and didn't get anything, whereas he only does one and leaves 7 questions blank and still gets a certificate. Even though I'm objectively smarter than him and even he said it himself, there is proof of him being smarter, and this really makes me question my intelligence.
I've also done math contests at a young age, and never got certificates for them, but I didn't care because I didn't try at all for them. I didn't care until Grade 10, I did a math contest because my teacher promised to give anyone who participates a bonus mark on a test. One ricecel I knew did it as well and this was his first time doing a math contest. After we finished, he told me he didn't do the last seven questions and left them blank, whereas I didn't know how to do the last four questions and guessed all of them. You can get part marks for leaving a question blank, and the limit was up to 10 questions. I regret not using this to my advantage, since truecels have no luck and guessing would get me nothing. When our teacher was handing out the certificates, I didn't get one, but the ricecel did. If I didn't get one, it means I made careless mistakes for three of the questions I did, while he got all the questions he attempted right. I've done multiples math contests in the past and didn't get anything, whereas he only does one and leaves 7 questions blank and still gets a certificate. Even though I'm objectively smarter than him and even he said it himself, there is proof of him being smarter, and this really makes me question my intelligence.
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