I Too Know Syndrome a.k.a ITK

There are some things you see that are just too hard to ignore. Have you been stylishly shushed before or made to feel like your opinion don't make any sense? Perhaps you've found yourself working on a project and some random fellow appears and starts to reign options on your head, even goes as far as rubbishing your well thought-out plan? Incase you still haven't deciphered, today we shall very quickly scrutinize all the 'over sabis', 'I too know syndrome'. Have you seen any one recently? Do you always want to just tell them to zip it?  That's how I feel when I see one. It's sad that these set of people have become constants in my life, everywhere I go, they are always there. Chai! I tire!

Here is what's common among them:

They are always right. Your opinion never matters, if you like be a Ph.D. holder, as long as you are around these people, you don't know jack. Better luck next time.

They have the loudest voice, an ITK always tries to over shadow the other person. Since he cannot get it forcefully, he increases his voice 10 pitches higher. Unfortunately, he fails to understand that intelligence isn't measured by the pitch of one’s voice. There goes their foolishness.

What again? ITK’s don't ever compliment. If you feel like you have just given a state of the art performance, or that you have innovated a master plan oh boy, forget it, because, these ones don't ever know how to acknowledge people. Perhaps it's owed to the fact that he is jealous, he didn’t think of the idea first or just simply bad belle which will cause him to turn red or grey eventually.

That's not all, ITK’s can brag about nothing. Let's say they manage to get a promotion or get to travel out of the country, be prepared for their everyday anthem cause you will never hear the last of it. And if you are the unlucky chap who by mistake makes his naivety known, guy, that is the end for you. They will so capitalize on that and make you feel stupid. Smh

In addition, ITK’s are quite arrogant. Check them out very well, you'll notice they are fond of hitting d table, shinning their eyes very well, even pushing d persons shoulders particularly, just to pass their point across. Please avoid such people. If you don't have the strength to take on that kind of conversation, often an argument, oga/madam? I say back off, because it won't pay you.

And lastly, but not the least, the ITK’s are most often oblivious of the fact that they have this problem. For instance, just try and get one of them to read this article, wait and see his reaction. He will never think he is a reflection of that character. Instead he will even follow to make jest of the person in question. Lol.

My best advice for you is to observe the kind of ITK that is around you, then you can now be choosy about who to drag it with. If it's the arrogant one and you just feel like you need to educate the ignoranto, you must be ready to give it your best... Lol. In doing that, ensure that you have facts that he cannot prove wrong.

For the less arrogant ones, who would rather use body language to carry out their demonic act, avoid them. I think these ones are the most destructive. These are the ones that will displace you from your job, upon that they know better. Please avoid them by all means. Or better still, when you just feel you can't take it anymore, tell them straight to their face. Yes!

As trivial as this may seem, it is actually very serious. Putting up with these set of people can be very frustrating.I feel your pain. However, let us not forget that it takes 72 muscles to frown and 14 to smile.

After all, God is bigger than them.

Do have a lovely and splendid day….  :)