> Or that he didn't mean that literally he is the best in the world? Obviously not, but I think OP does sincerely think he's smart enough that he should stand

> Or that he didn't mean that literally he is the best in the world? Obviously not, but I think OP does sincerely think he's smart enough that he should stand out as exceptional to most of the people he meets - and I think he's probably wrong. Most educated professionals will know dozens of people as talented as him. The people OP is hanging around will know far more, assuming he's describing them accurately: in a room full of > quantum physicists with multiple degrees from Harvard / Stanford / Yale having a 1-in-100 intellect is less than table stakes. There are millions of people that smart in the US alone, and most of them do not share OP's difficulties.