Will divorce restore the genius, or is it irreversible?
What about steroids and HGH?
Marriage turns genius off like a tap.
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#12I know that counterexamples will not disprove the trend, but... What about the Curies? Or Thelonious Monk. Without Nellie to make his lunch and get him dressed in the morning, he would never have achieved the things he did.
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#13I've always been the type that in order for me to learn something, I adopt a pet project. It brings context to the concepts. I can remember staying the night at my girlfriend's apartment (she's now my wife). We enjoyed each others company. But when she would fall asleep, I would hop on to her computer and begin working on my own projects. And she use to complain, in fact, get extremely angry that I was up "typing awa…
I had a very similar experience. My wife hits the sack at 11-ish, and I'm up until 3 or 4 working on side projects. It has worked out very well for us.
I asked her to read "Hackers and Painters" while we were dating. She did and said that it made her understand why I am the way I am. So, if you're early in a relationship and want her/him to "get it"... I highly recommend the book.
I got to personally thank PG for it a couple years ago... but... thanks again!
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#14Marriage doesn't only stop scientific genius. It also stops musical genius. A good example would be The Beatles. Consider them like a start-up. They had a phenomenally productive phase but it stopped after they got married. This could be because the number of decision makers grew and the number of relationships grew even more.
Re: Marriage turns genius off like a tap.
#15I've always been the type that in order for me to learn something, I adopt a pet project. It brings context to the concepts. I can remember staying the night at my girlfriend's apartment (she's now my wife). We enjoyed each others company. But when she would fall asleep, I would hop on to her computer and begin working on my own projects. And she use to complain, in fact, get extremely angry that I was up "typing awa…
Exact same here. Except in my case, she wins more often than not. She has her ways of making me do things....
Many nights I have stayed awake, looking wantingly at my computer across the room while I hold her, asleep in my arms.
No, and there seems to be no reasoning with her on this issue.
Re: Marriage turns genius off like a tap.
#16I've always been the type that in order for me to learn something, I adopt a pet project. It brings context to the concepts. I can remember staying the night at my girlfriend's apartment (she's now my wife). We enjoyed each others company. But when she would fall asleep, I would hop on to her computer and begin working on my own projects. And she use to complain, in fact, get extremely angry that I was up "typing awa…
1) Einstein ended up getting divorced over his work. Is it worth it? 2) Sex is exhausting. Having it regularly is the real issue.
I feel great for coding after sex, if it's with a partner that I haven't just started with. It's like a cloud has been lifted from my mind. A world of distractions are suddenly gone.
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#17My startup cofounder is my wife. Things are going splendidly. Generalizations are pretty useless in making decisions for your own life.
Thanks for the fantastically rare anecdotal example.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
1) Einstein ended up getting divorced over his work. Is it worth it? 2) Sex is exhausting. Having it regularly is the real issue.
I feel great for coding after sex, if it's with a partner that I haven't just started with. It's like a cloud has been lifted from my mind. A world of distractions are suddenly gone.
Reminds me of Cryptonomicon
Re: Marriage turns genius off like a tap.
#19Marriage doesn't only stop scientific genius. It also stops musical genius. A good example would be The Beatles. Consider them like a start-up. They had a phenomenally productive phase but it stopped after they got married. This could be because the number of decision makers grew and the number of relationships grew even more.
According to Wikipedia, John was married to Cynthia from 1962-68; then to Yoko. Ringo married in '65; George in '66.
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#20Seems like a good material of the Divorce Magazine (www.divorcemag.com)... Now what the hell is that... The other I walk in the BestBuy and see this free magazine, fuckin divorce lawyers and shit... And fuck the geniuses life! My wife born me a beautiful son, he's already 45 days, the hell with geniuses and their lives...
you do know what site this is, right?