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Why Dummies Win in the Game of Life
One of my favorite movies of all time is the Academy Award-winning movie, Forrest Gump.
The movie takes its name from its Lead character played by Tom Hanks. It tells the story of a simple-minded man, with a below-average IQ, who despite having no dreams or aspirations, goes on to achieve feats that people smarter than him could only dream of.
He was able to do this because he was oblivious to the limiting beliefs that held other people back.
And that makes Forrest Gump our prototypical dummy.
For more than a decade, I have drawn lessons from observing trends that held lots of sensible people back. I have also, within this period, noticed supposedly ‘dumb’ people make incredible strides in various walks of life.
I have come to realize that there is a possibility that our ‘sensibility’ could be ruining our chances of attaining the heights we know we potentially can.
We may or may not know this, but most times, we stand in our way much more than anyone or anything else possibly could.
I’m certain you’ve come across people who are presumably less talented, less intelligent, or less ‘deserving’ than you accomplish stuff you which you could.
