Suddenly there seem to be clever men all around me. On Friday I was at a telecommunications course. It was to do with the details of how various digital networks are put together. I was able to follow it up until about lunch time. In the afternoon it got really complicated. In order to work something like that out, you probably need about twice my IQ…:-)

Several of my colleagues seemed to be able to follow the lecture - I wasn’t to be honest, but don’t tell my boss!

I also have some incredibly sharp guys working on my project. They always ‘get’ things the first time they hear them, whereas I have to read and re-read before I finally understand how something technical works. Luckily I am the project manager which means that I can usually get away with not understanding the finer details.

Recently happened to stumble across a few Swedish websites that are run by some conservative guys in their early twenties. I am so impressed by how well read and eloquent they are, being able to verbally crush their opponents using their education, wit and intellect. Impressive! Brains is a real turn on for me. It is a real turn-off when you know you are tons smarter than some guy.

I am not stupid, but I am also not particularly clever… I have lots of other talents though, and I am not sure it would really make me happier if I was smarter.. However occasionally I think it would be fun to be an intellectual or scientific power-brain! Imagine being miles ahead of everybody else, constantly waiting for them to understand what you are talking about!