Over-Thinking Thinking

I’m not very athletic. I don’t sing well or play an instrument. I’ve maintained a 50-year amateur status in dance. I’m an un-handy man.

But I am smart.

And that’s a problem.

For most of my life, my identity has been wrapped up in being smart. I was proud of the speed of my mind; its ability to store and recall vast amounts of information. It was intelle…