/lit/ - Literature

>>15886489
Talk less and read more. After you read more, talk with people who aren't pseuds. And talking to people on 4chan doesn't count.

Actually care

>>15886576
lol

>>15886576
ngmi

>>15886499
>talk less; read more
Essentially, this. The fool speaks first.

If i were to elaborate i would just come off as a pseud. Putting more thought on how to not be a pseud would only make you more of a pseud.

>>15886688
make what

>>15887056
Out of here.

>>15886489
Is he dead?

>>15887056
>>15887062

By learning to care more about ideas than about the social rewards of appearing smart.

>>15889498
what makes a legitimate reason for caring about ideas in your opinion anon?

>>15886499
>to stop being a pseud you have to talk to people who are not pseuds
then who was the first non-pseud?

>>15890331
You don't actually think everyone starts out as pseuds, do you? Do you know what a pseud is?

>>15890339
do u?

Always be as concise as possible. If you are not intelligent you will come off as an average person. If you're incredibly smart/well read your intellect will still shine through. This way you avoid becoming an excessively verbose wanker that takes forever to get to the point so they can show off their vocabulary.

>>15886489
Read.

>>15886489
Take a breakthrough hit of dmt

>>15886489
stop talking and read more

>>15886489
quit 4chan

>>15886489
Read as an end in itself.

>>15893158
what does that mean anon?

>>15893174
It doesn't really mean anything.

>>15890413
bro it's in the world. pseudo. only those who pretend at the established can be pseuds, if you are the one establishing it you can't.

>>15893178
I'm not the quoted anon, but probably not reading for not being a pseud. Just reading for its own value.

>>15886489
become real

>>15886945
>the fool speaks first
Pseudiest shit I've ever heard
>>15890276
Not anon, but it's about honesty. A pseud pretends to understand something in order to win ass pats. A non-pseud only accepts pats for things he actually understands.
>>15886489
The way to actually avoid being a pseud is just to be realistic about your own intelligence. A pseud is someone who thinks they are smarter than they are. If you have an accurate understanding of how intelligent you are, you can't be a pseud, no matter how florid your language is or how pretentious and stuffy you are or anything else.
How do you figure out how smart you are? Compare yourself to every person you meet. Are they more intelligent than you? Since this is anonymous, I'll be honest. I consider myself one of the smartest people I've ever met. Easily top 10, probably top 5. But I've met several people that are definitely more intelligent than I am, in the areas in which I am intelligent. It's easy to tell–they can solve the same types of problems that I can solve well, faster than I can. When I explain one of my ideas to them, they can understand the core idea before I'm done explaining it. That sort of thing.
Of course, the problem is, the willingness to admit other people are more intelligent than you isn't a product of intelligence itself, it's just a personality trait. It's a product of your upbringing, most likely, and how much pressure you put on yourself to succeed. I don't pressure myself in much of any way, so I don't care if people are smarter than me; if anything, I find it to be a relief, especially if they're otherwise reliable people.