I'm not, though. I'm terrible at taking anyone's word for anything, partially (not entirely) because I was told I knew more things than my peers. I'm also garb

I'm not, though. I'm terrible at taking anyone's word for anything, partially (not entirely) because I was told I knew more things than my peers. I'm also garbage at just doing what I'm told. Who's giving me the directions? Why should I trust them? What do they know? You seem to be thinking of the people who did well in school because they worked hard. Perhaps they are excellent employees. Those of us who never had to apply ourselves to anything and were told incessantly how much better we were than our peers make terrible employees in most atmospheres.