It's time to be honest: Do you think you're brilliant?

All right, I'm an arrogant ass, I'll admit it. I think I'm rather brilliant. Now, I'm aware that my ability to produce results is less than satisfactory, but the underlying concepts I've developed are amazing.

I often look at things I've written and think, "Wow, that's insightful. I think I'll quote myself later and then pretend that someone else said it." I'll repeat particular descriptions and be satisfied at how amazing I think they are.

This is the thread for people who act humble, but secretly, think they're awesome. The openly self-worshippping are welcomed here too. C'mon, people, let's bare our hearts.

I think everyone can have their moments of brilliance.

In all sincerity, I must say that is easily going to be the biggest ego-stroking thread on this forum that's currently active.

Yes.

Fuck no.

I used to think I was brilliant. Then my college writing class happened. It was made of pain... and I cannot thank my professor enough for dragging my mangy ass through the wringer.

When I spend time in RL, my opinion of myself is inflated. When I spend time on the Internet, where I gravitate towards intelligent people, it is deflated. I know I'm smarter than the average, but I most certainly don't think I'm brilliant.

Yes. Sort of. It depends on context. Give me something to learn and I'll have it down faster than 99.9% of the world. Ask me to make something from scratch, though, and I'm stuck. :P

People keep telling me i am, but I don't believe them because they're all out to get me...

Everything is brilliant until it's written, and then I read it again and see just how much it sucks rancid donkey balls and I wonder why I bothered writing it at all.

Yes. Concepts are good. Writing is... not so much.

Brilliant? Unlikely. Intelligent. Probably.

No. But I would love to hear what those who think they are have done that's so spectacular to think they qualify.

It's convenient when someone writes what I was thinking before I get here, saves me the trouble of figuring out how to say it.

I am absolutely fantastic at deluding myself into believing I'm far more humorous than I actually am. If that counts.

edited 30th Aug '11 1:26:09 PM by Hermiethefrog

No.

I kinda agree with Ohsointocats. Any idea is perfect when it exists solely in the imagination. Sadly, it ceases to be perfect the moment it is converted into tangible media. :<

edited 30th Aug '11 1:32:31 PM by SpacemanStrife

No, not even the concept is good.

For example: I thought of a scene that I thought would be really cool. Now I'm too scared to write it because I know that because I think it'll be good it's actually a terrible idea.

It depends. Compared with my classmates, I'm a bit more imaginative when it comes to writing a story, but compared with other writers...I'll have to see.

Whenever I have a breakthrough, I tend to prance around like an idiot chanting "that's it, that's it, I'm a genius!"

But...meh. I dunno. I just kinda write.

No, but I do have a massive ego. So it evens out.

... wait that makes no sense.

Actually, I'm a member of the Royal Brilliantly Awesome Writers Society. In fact, I'm a founding member of that organization. And well, to be honest, I'm currently the president.

wai hallo thar Plato

I think it's counterproductive to say yes, so I won't say yes. Always room for improvement. No self esteem is no good either though, I'm not sure which is more counterproductive.

I'm a slow learner and I have difficulty grasping complex ideas. I regularly zone out and often forget things.

So, no, not really.