Why Smart Teens Hurt Quotes

“you had likely anticipated that you would feel different and be different there, that you would be some sort of “new you” in Paris or Rome. What you discover is that you are still just you. You have brought your personality with you, the same personality that was having trouble writing that novel at home. This is a double disappointment, because not only are you left to deal with the same old you, but you now see that this really is you, that you are going to be this exact you wherever you go. There is no geographic salvation. This is quite a body blow, because you had been counting on change, on transformation, and all you have is more of you.”
― Eric Maisel, Why Smart Teens Hurt: Helping Adolescents Cope with the Consequences of Intelligence

“That is awareness; that is honesty; but you do not need to put yourself in the docket and indict yourself.”
― Eric Maisel, Why Smart Teens Hurt: Helping Adolescents Cope with the Consequences of Intelligence

“People who are accomplished at anything have learned that “perfect” is the enemy of the good.”
― Eric Maisel, Why Smart Teens Hurt: Helping Adolescents Cope with the Consequences of Intelligence