Anyone else feel like they were much smarter as teenagers/kids than they are now?

Nope. I was always dumb. I just tried harder when I was younger.

I feel dumber now, but in reality I just don't enjoy anything, so it's hard for me to get things done or learn new things. I just pass time on Veeky Forums or playing video games reflecting on how I ruined my life with laziness.

I had a better sense of humor and I could talk to people easier. I don't know what happened.

My mind felt clearer and i didn't have any brainfog or anxiety in my mid to late teens.
If I studied more and paid attention back then I would probably perform better than I'm currently doing.

you lose the skills you don't use

I was super extroverted, then did homeschooling for 6 years. I went to college a social retard for 2 years but eventually returned to my extroverted self. I'm not good with talking to girls but that's just because I don't talk to girls enough.

I was quite stupid as a teenager

>Studied Studiously
>Studied
>Studiously

Yes. Between issues from multiple concussions and ms I'm slowly becoming mite and more of a brainlet

Yes, i sailed through elementary/high school with excellent grades without even trying. Unfortunately 100% of my actual potential was spent on my WoW PvP and raiding career, only things i have to "show" for it are 5 gladiator titles and a bunch of server firsts.

Playing videogames for 8h+ a day for 8 years while doing occasional pointless dead-end jobs before getting back to studying was not a good idea. I can still comprehend stuff and progress with my electrical engineering studies but it takes enormous effort and my brain is foggy as fuck. Also my grades arent that great since i rarely finish exams in time and my ego doesnt permit to cry to anyone about it. Naturally my everyday social intelligence is also very poor, i can hold a conversation in very narrow spectrums.

>tfw unable to read graduate level physics out of womb
that's how you know you're really a brainlet