Mistaking Delusion For Genius
A Gigantic Problem In Today's World, While Ignoring Genius As Delusion
Mistaking Delusion For Genius
A Gigantic Problem In Today’s World, While Ignoring Genius As Delusion
Written by a human, for humans, always.
One thing that has always fascinated me...
Is the idea of genius.
Both in terms of intelligence and abilities.
Whether it is the scientist whose ideas are difficult to comprehend...
The inventor who had an idea no one thought possible...
Or the sports start that everyone doubted...
There is this amazing capability that we have as humans to reach a level of genius in something.
We celebrate it.
Are obsessed with attaining it.
Genius is often seen as one of the greatest heights of achievement.
There is also something interesting that we have seen with different trends over time...
There appears to be some sort of...
Blurred line...
Between genius and delusion.
When you look at the history of many people who are considered geniuses...
There is often a point...
Where they were believed to be delusional.
That their ideas made no sense.
That their abilities would never be good enough.
That their striving would lead them to ruin.
But...
At some point...
That seems to change in their lives...
And their true genius reveals themselves.
It is a fascinating pattern that we see time and time again.
But...
The challenge about knowing of a pattern...
Is that sometimes we begin to look for the pattern...
Trying to game the system...
To be the first to identify genius...
And in our world...
It has created a real problem.
We see so many different individuals...
Who are being hailed as geniuses early in their lives and careers...
Only for them to be discovered to be delusional later on.
We then begin to celebrate...
Obsess...
And even copy the delusional beliefs, patterns, and ways of being of these individuals.
In our quest to find genius and mimic that genius...
We turn ourselves into delusional sycophants and copycats...
That perpetuates the delusion...
Often creating vast levels of harm along the way.
What is perhaps worse...
Is that as we latch onto the versions of genius that we are hearing are “true”...
We simultaneously ignore...
And in some cases...
Directly attack...
True genius as if it were a delusion.
Why?
Because it does not fit in the narrative that we are currently following.
The beliefs that we are holding onto the strongest.
The patterns that we are living in our own lives.
What we have been taught and told is the “genius” way of living.
The result...
Is that we begin to push down true genius...
Perpetuating delusion...
And creating environments...
Echo chambers...
Confirmation biases...
That supports these delusions.
It begs an important question...
Where in your life are you mistaking delusion for genius?
And...
How would you know?
The hardest thing about this...
Is that, psychologically speaking...
We hate to believe that we are wrong.
In fact...
We hate believing that we even “might” be wrong.
So...
To discover whether you are actually falling into delusion...
Believing that it is genius...
You have to accept what no one wants to accept...
You...
Might...
Be...
Wrong.
In fact...
You may have “always” been wrong.
That is a reality that so many people are terrified to deeply consider for themselves.
Their immediate reaction is...
That could not be me...
And if that is your initial thought...
Then you are vastly more likely to be the individual who has been living in delusion.
When I have looked into different “sides” within a topic...
Nearly always...
I do not find one side that is delusional and the other side not...
Far more often...
I find every side is delusional to some extent...
And every side has some valid point that is being ignored by others.
But...
I find that the delusion far outweighs the validity far more often than would make most people comfortable.
All while...
Those who are truly genius...
Are being pushed out by every side...
Because they do not “fit” into those sides...
And that is the exact problem.
We are so busy creating sides...
That we fail to see where true genius exists...
And instead...
We create environments where our delusions can be unquestioned...
And we become slaves to those delusions.
If you want to begin to have an insight into whether you are ruled by delusion...
Consider...
What in life do you believe should be true...
That does not seem to change...
And then consider...
Why it does not seem to change...
When you believe that it should not be like that?
Especially when...
You believe...
That there are “geniuses” who have the solution to these problems...
Yet...
Nothing changes.
Chances are...
The “geniuses” you follow...
Have always been delusional...
You were just so trapped in a delusion that may not have been your own making...
To see the truth.
To find real genius in the world...
We need to deeply consider...
That we may be wrong about everything that we believe we know...
And start paying attention to the real evidence and proof around us...
Because...
That becomes the long-term proof of genius over delusion.
Genius can get “real” results...
Because they are actually operating in reality.
Delusion can “never” get real results...
Because it fails to live and work within reality.
If there is something you believe...
But you do not have real proof of what you believe...
Extremely specific proof of where and how those beliefs actually work in reality...
Then you are likely living in delusion...
Ignoring genius around you...
Perhaps believing that the true genius that exists...
Is delusional...
Because they do not fit into your current worldview, which is actually delusional.
Pursue the evidence.
Look for the proof.
Assemble the real-world examples.
Follow the logic all the way to its complete end.
If you do this...
In honesty...
And not to prove “your” view...
Accepting that there is a very real likelihood that you are wrong about something...
Perhaps very many different things....
Only then will you be able to break from the problem of today’s world...
Of mistaking genius...
And becoming trapped in a delusion.
To Your Sageship,
Cody
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