The Depressing Psychology of Deep Thinkers

👉To learn for free on Brilliant, go to https://brilliant.org/Aperture/ scan the QR code onscreen, or click on the link in the description. Brilliant’s also given our viewers 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant. To know more than others can often feel like both a blessing and a curse, a gift and a burden. You notice patterns others overlook. You recognize problems long before they are acknowledged. Yet slowly, quietly, your mind gets crushed under the weight of truths it has no way to resolve. 00:00 The Depressing Psychology of Deep Thinkers 02:03 The Curse of Constant Awareness 06:22 An Addiction To Insight 13:04 How Deep Thinkers Are Formed 15:26 Why Deep Thinkers Fear Being Wrong 16:44 Seeing the Game Ruins the Game 22:54 Self-Awareness Becomes Self-Surveillance 25:10 The Authenticity Trap 28:00 The Loneliness of Being Early 31:47 The Social Penalty of Depth 33:38 Depression As A Byproduct Listen to Aperture on Spotify: https://bit.ly/aperturepod Support: https://www.patreon.com/ApertureYT Shop: https://bit.ly/ApertureMerch Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToAperture Discord: https://discord.gg/nDDVGv2MHp Questions or concerns? https://underknown.com/contact/ Interested in sponsoring Aperture? [email protected] #psychology #deepthinking #philosophy #thinking #thoughts