The short answer is absolutely. While one can dedicate their whole life towards the commonly misattributed quote "If you're the smartest person in the room, th

The short answer is absolutely. While one can dedicate their whole life towards the commonly misattributed quote "If you're the smartest person in the room, then you're in the wrong room". There's just ebbs and flows to life where one day you're on-top of the world and another looking up a cliff. One of the best books on this phenomena is "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience". Needless to say, the core idea is that you can cycle between states of anxiety and boredom depending on arousal and efficacy of the skills and challenges you have. The sweet spot i.e. Flow state is the "just right" spot in-between where you are challenged enough and uses your skills effectively. The more you enter the flow state, the more you train your ability for insight. So when I see posts like this, you are either on one side of anxiety and boredom. What you desire is consistently being in the flow state.