Hi Ogunniyi Tunmise Sorry that I missed your response.

You are not alone, it’s a natural human tendency to want to be (perceived) as the smartest person in the room. I don’t know your case in…

Hi Ogunniyi Tunmise Sorry that I missed your response.

You are not alone, it’s a natural human tendency to want to be (perceived) as the smartest person in the room. I don’t know your case in particularly, so I will provide some thoughts for you to reflect and explore.

1. Awareness: start paying more attention to your own behavior. When do you do it and why. Force yourself to be silent. Instead of expressing your ideas or opinions, train yourself to hold them off. See what happens.

2. Understand the why. What’s driving the need to be smarter than the rest. Are you in a competitive environment? Do you people judge you harshly? OR is it simply based on you being too harsh on yourself? Once you realize the root cause, realize that comparisons will do you no good. It will just add more pressure to your life. Focus on being the best version of yourself, not the one people expect from you.

3. Practice listening more. When you stay silent, purposefully pay more attention to those around. You’ll notice th…