Super World Class Smart

[Brainwalter]

Yeah, you're world class at poker. "Lol"

I'm a world class world classer

[mason55]

I'm world class at playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3

[imported_CaseClosed326]

I was a world class Sword of Vermilion player.

[CardSharpCook]

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Yeah, you're world class at poker. "Lol"

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<shrug> Well how do you define world class? Is a world-class Ballplayer one who sits the bench on a MLB club? Or is world-class only Bonds, Rodrigues, etc? If the Dodgers played poker, I'd be on the bench.

[imported_anacardo]

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I was a world class Sword of Vermilion player.

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Anybody can pull the Old Nick Armor / Rafael's Stick trick. Please.

[JaBlue]

One reason you are probably not a world class poker player is lack of mastery of many games. I know nothing about you, but if you can't hold your own in a high limit mixed game you're not a world class poker player.

[J.A.Sucker]

I am super world-class smart in wasting time.

FWIW, I think this idea is just plain wrong when it comes to intellectual endeavors. People are really good at things, as David might be at teaching math shortcuts, but the truly smart (of whom I only know a couple, and I am exposed to the smartest people in the world), are so able to grasp concepts the first time, it's scary. These people don't need background, because they can infer it. One of my labmates is just like this, and it's a wonderful thing to be able to talk to him about things. I'm a sharp guy and a good scientist, but next to him, I'm a retard.

[goofball]

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I'm world class at playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3

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Ah! you just reminded me of one, playing NFL Blitz 99.

In addition I would say maybe teaching gymnastics to beginnig level boys, and certainly not yet, but maybe teaching in general if I do decide to go into the field and spend my life at it. I think I'm pretty close at specifically (somehow) understanding what is causing someone to not understand something and explaining it to them in a way that minimizes that.

[JaBlue]

Boris, I think I might qualify for the person you describe in that I can intuitively grasp a lot of things without working or trying to that other people seem to have a ton of trouble with and I just don't get what's so hard about it to them.

I don't think I'm world-class at anything in particular though. Maybe I could be and maybe a lot of other people here could be too but it seems like the major determinant in whether or not someone is world class is their determination to be world class in that particular thing. Of course you need to have a certain amount of natural ability - some people just won't understand things no matter how hard they try - but I think as long as you're over whatever the threshold is for that amount of ability, it's just a matter of desire.

From how you describe yourself it seems like you will never be world class at anything like me. Of course, that's just fine.