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Recent content by GHA

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    Title: The Language of Metaphors

    That’s an interesting point — and you’re right, metaphors run through daily language far more than we notice. In cultures like the Aussies or the Brits, it even becomes a kind of social shorthand: humor, wit, and idioms that connect people and ease tension. Your example of “two Bob bit” or...
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    Title: The Language of Metaphors

    Some minds don’t speak in direct lines. They speak in symbols, images, and fragments that at first glance may look abstract. But if you stay with them, you realize these metaphors carry more weight than literal words ever could. A metaphor is not just decoration — it is translation. When...
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    Title: The Quiet Depth of Neurodivergent Feeling

    I have come to believe that neurodivergent people often feel more deeply than they themselves fully realize. The paradox is that the stronger the feeling, the quieter its expression becomes. On the outside, it may look like stillness. Silence in place of a reply. A gaze that drifts elsewhere...
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    Emotional Intelligence vs IQ: Two Names for the Same Mind?

    You put it well — the mind is one system. Psychology may separate IQ and emotional intelligence into neat categories, but in reality they function as inseparable parts of a whole. Stress, ego, or insecurity can bring down reasoning as surely as any lack of raw ability. And brilliance without...
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    Emotional Intelligence vs IQ: Two Names for the Same Mind?

    I see it much the same way. From what I’ve observed, people with high IQ often do show high emotional intelligence in practice — especially in real-world, high-stress situations. In a hospital setting, for instance, the people who remain calm in crisis, comfort patients with genuine empathy, and...
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    Emotional Intelligence vs IQ: Two Names for the Same Mind?

    Psychology often separates “IQ” and “emotional intelligence” into two categories. IQ is said to measure reasoning, memory, and problem-solving. Emotional intelligence is said to measure empathy, self-awareness, and social navigation. Yet in reality, the two are not truly separate. •...
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    Title: Beyond the Number: What IQ Often Misses

    You’ve articulated the spectrum of intelligences with great clarity — from what we are born with (hardwired aptitude, neurological connectivity) to what life teaches us (skills, knowledge, practiced competence). I especially value your point about the “genius who just plays” compared to the...
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    Title: Beyond the Number: What IQ Often Misses

    Thank you for sharing this — it really adds weight to the discussion. What stood out to me is the contrast you described between IQ scores and the real-life outcomes in your family. That resonates with what I’ve observed too: having a high score on paper doesn’t automatically translate into...
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    Title: Beyond the Number: What IQ Often Misses

    Thank you for sharing this — it’s such a clear example of why a single number can’t capture the whole mind. You’ve highlighted something very important: IQ tests tend to reward speed with patterns and math, but the real world is not a timed exam. Stress, timers, and artificial problem sets can...
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    Title: Beyond the Number: What IQ Often Misses

    In my earlier post, I raised the question of whether IQ tests truly capture neurodivergent intelligence, or whether they mostly measure the ability to “think like an NT” for the length of the exam. I want to follow up with another angle: What happens when someone’s deepest strengths lie...
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    Making People Happy vs. Pleasing People — A Shift That Lifts Your Own Worth

    Making People Happy vs. Pleasing People — A Shift That Lifts Your Own Worth Over the years, I’ve realised there’s a big difference between making people happy and pleasing people. Pleasing is when you bend yourself out of shape — your time, your boundaries, even your priorities — just to meet...
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    Neurodivergent: Redefining Self-Worth as Strategic Self-Preservation

    That’s such a meaningful change, and you’ve expressed it beautifully. It’s inspiring to see how arranging life around your strengths has allowed that inner voice to be heard again. So happy for you that it’s singing now.
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    Neurodivergent: Redefining Self-Worth as Strategic Self-Preservation

    I get where you’re coming from. I only wrote “has its place” because I don’t have the scientific or clinical grounds to dismiss the therapeutic approach entirely. My personal experience leans heavily toward self-worth being built through tangible achievement and lived proof — and I’ve seen that...
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    Neurodivergent: Redefining Self-Worth as Strategic Self-Preservation

    Much of what’s written about self-worth for neurodivergent people frames it as an emotional or therapeutic exercise. That has its place, but there’s another layer — one I’ve seen play out in real lives — where self-worth becomes less about affirmations and more about deliberate design. Many...
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    When Straight Lines Don’t Fit Curved Minds

    Very well said, indeed!!!
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