And in the past few weeks, I've been thinking about it. And I guess that latent intelligence never dissipates completely. But the kind of intelligence that you work at... Being well read, well informed, comfortably opinionated about issues... That slips away before you even realize it.
This is what I've been facing up to lately. I have a debilitating disease called mental inertia. I'm not learning anything. I'm not pursuing anything. It's not coming together.
I don't have anyone to blame for this but myself. Also, even though I've recognized this, do I really have the motivation to do anything about it?
Really?