...Don't worry about being average. There are a lot of average people who do quite well in their fields... Originally Posted by JD BarleycornYes, one with an average IQ, by dint of ambition and hard work, can do perfectly OK in many areas of endeavor. (Those near the mean might want to stay away from trying things like graduate programs in math or physics, though.)
At first blush that might seem to be good news for you, Barleycorn. But there's just one slight problem. In terms of native intelligence, you seem to land well short of being classifiable as "average."