I feel smart! Today at work I felt smart! We all have those parts of our identity that make us feel great. We like feeling pretty, funny, important, needed, strong, etc.… For me feeling smart is an important part of who I am. I don’t know if this is a good thing a bad thing, or just a thing.
So why am I writing about feeling smart? When I got home from work today I was in a better mood than usual. I realized it was because I felt smart. Then I realized it had been a long time since I felt smart. I mean I know that I am intelligent but it had been a long time since I actually felt it.
So what was different about work today? I was in a class. The subject matter was not that exciting but what was exciting was that I knew a lot of the info already. It was even more exciting that I was able to quickly pick up the things that I didn’t know pretty quickly. I was not properly trained when I came into this position and have been learning and improving through the trial by error method for the last several years. That is not the most fun way to learn stuff. It does not make you feel smart to learn via screw up. Today I was learning and engaging with my co-workers in a very positive way that reminded me that I do know a lot and that I am capable of learning new things quickly. Today I was reminded that I am smart.
This is an important lesson for me. Part of Chasing Joy is learning what makes you tick. When you know what makes you tick you know how to better care for yourself and self care is an important Pillar of Joy. We need to fill ourselves up with things that bring joy. I am going to be looking into ways to feed my mind and nourish the nerdy girl within.
It’s really hard when you don’t feel smart. Keep working hard and trying your hardest and you’ll do amazing things!
I love that you shared this with us! Feeling joyful has a lot to do with how we view ourselves.
feeling smart makes motivate me and makes my mind creativity in everything.
Feeling smart is a big one. I love to read and learn new things. That’s how I fuel that feeling.
I love beginning one of my college classes and finding out I know a lot more than I thought on the subject. It’s a great feeling!
Feeling accomplished makes me feel good.
I love that feeling. There is something so gratifying about feeling smart at work for me. Very rewarding.
It’s always reassuring when you go to a class and are familiar with the material. Feeling smart definitely can give you confidence
Happy for you having an awesome day. I do like feeling smart to .
I love your honesty. I rarely feel smart these days. My numbers genius CPA hubby and my college level math teens leave me in the dust sometimes. But I AM smart in the subjects that I LOVE…. blogging, bargain hunting, budgeting, and travel. 🙂
I’m glad you had a great day. Yes, it is important to know what brings you joy and to tap into that!
I love the days I’m feeling smart. I seem to get a lot accomplished and generally feel great about my day! Glad you had a good day!
Feeling smart and delving into something you’re passionate about, in my opinion, are detrimental to self-care.
This is wonderful, feeling smart really helps me get a boost in my day for sure! Glad you are chasing joy, seriously! It is a wonderful thing to be happy within and with life, even when challenges come, just shake them off and focus on what makes you smile, being smart is a great thing to make me smile so I bet you smile too!
I think as a stay at home mom, sometimes it is hard to feel smart. I think it does make me feel better when I feel smart!
It’s awesome that your class allowed you to build on knowledge you already had. I love feeling smart. It’s similar to the feeling you get when you’re in your element.
I am glad you were able to have a good, happy day. I think learning by error is hard, but definitely good in the end.
Feeling smart can definitely make me feel like I have accomplished something. I like being an expert in things I am passionate about.
It sounds like you had a great day. I love to feel smart and to learn new things.
Feeling smart is a great thing but as my husband tells our daughter… as long as you don’t ACT too smart. I find that just having some great deep and meaningful conversations is enough for me to feel smart and make me tick.
I love classes and master sessions that make your brain pop, but you can keep up and then question your plan and identify key changes. It makes me feel accomplished, too!
I love those days of feeling smart! Taking classes at work used to make me feel that way as well.
I don’t have enough personal human communication these days, so I am just happy to talk to real adults to worry about being or feeling smart 🙂
I feel smart all the time especially when something is going perfect. I told one of my co-workers that this week I plan to not work harder, but smarter. Thanks for sharing!
I felt smart at work too. I am unique but I felt welcomed today for my smart ness too. Im not always sure if others think im smart.
I’m glad you had a happy day. I agree, learning by error is no fun. Been there too.