Codie SanchezFounder @ Contrarian Thinking

Why It's Good to be Weird #shorts

1 Jan 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube clip by Codie Sanchez arguing that being called "weird" often means one is neurodivergent and that neurodivergent traits are advantageous—credited with major breakthroughs. The speaker defines neurodivergence, lists well-known examples (Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Charles Schwab, Bill Gross, founder of IKEA), shares a personal anecdote about dyscalculia and success in finance, and concludes that "normal" is overrated.

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People say you're weird, what they're really saying is you're neurodivergent and you should actually say thank you. You wanna know why? Because neurodivergent individuals are behind all major breakthroughs. It's a feature not above. Neurodivergent means when your brain functions differently than what is considered typical. These are people like Elon Musk, who has Asperger Richard Branson, dyslexic Charles Schwab, dyslexic Bill Gross, Asperger's founder of ikea. Just like me, he has dyscalculia, which basically means, you know, when I was young, I really struggled with number. I couldn't follow along in math class. And now I run a finance biz. And the reason is numbers are hard for people who have dyscalculia. The moral of the story is this. I now have done hundreds of deals. I've made lots of zeros, I've played in lots of spreadsheets and it doesn't really matter. So don't worry about being normal. It's overrated.