I find it to be productive sometimes to have the attitude of the brave soldier Švejk. "I report obediently that I've been officially declared to be an idiot, si

I find it to be productive sometimes to have the attitude of the brave soldier Švejk. "I report obediently that I've been officially declared to be an idiot, sir". Most of the time it lowers expectations people have of me and relieves me from the worries about not being able to meet said expectations.