Marriage turns genius off like a tap. • Hacker News Board

Re: Marriage turns genius off like a tap.

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Post by nkohari » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 4:10 AM UTC

xirium wrote: post #14

Marriage 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.

It depends. Yoko either influenced John's creativity or his relationship with her reflected his shifting values. Either way, it wasn't a lack of creativity that broke up the Beatles, it was a rift between what they wanted to express in terms of art.

Re: Marriage turns genius off like a tap.

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Post by icky » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 4:32 AM UTC

mooneater wrote: post #29

Doesn't jive with my experience. A wife and family increaased my drive tremendously. When i was single, I was a slacker mostly interested in partying. I would work just enough for rent and pot. After our first son arrived 5 years ago (unplanned), I realized I had to make up for lost time, and have been extremely productive ever since, finishing my engineering degree, finally getting a "real" job in the industry, and…

> After our first son arrived 5 years ago (unplanned)

Sounds like you should hire a project manager! ;-)

Re: Marriage turns genius off like a tap.

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Post by mooneater » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 4:46 AM UTC

icky wrote: post #32

mooneater wrote: post #29

Doesn't jive with my experience. A wife and family increaased my drive tremendously. When i was single, I was a slacker mostly interested in partying. I would work just enough for rent and pot. After our first son arrived 5 years ago (unplanned), I realized I had to make up for lost time, and have been extremely productive ever since, finishing my engineering degree, finally getting a "real" job in the industry, and…

> After our first son arrived 5 years ago (unplanned) Sounds like you should hire a project manager! ;-)

If you are married then you will know, she is clearly the manager.

Re: Marriage turns genius off like a tap.

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Post by codewhisperer » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 5:26 AM UTC

Interestingly, the female genius stay fairly consistent across their life spans. It does not exhibit the sharp peak in the of their male counterparts. Unfortunately, the paper does not address the impact of marriage on women's productivity, only on mens.

Re: Marriage turns genius off like a tap.

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Post by pg » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 5:30 AM UTC

jonnytran wrote: post #27

PG, any thoughts on this? Are you married? And dare I ask, are you celibate? ...No pressure, of course. It's a touchy subject to some. I ask because you're more successful than most of us here, and I know of many people who claim that celibacy is crucial to doing anything great with your life, for whatever your definition of great is. Scientific evidence is hard to come by though, and even still, most people don't se…

I'm not married yet. Engaged though.

I wonder if this study controlled for children. From what I've seen, having kids affects people's lives a lot more than getting married.

Re: Marriage turns genius off like a tap.

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Post by goodgoblin » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 5:36 AM UTC

depends who you marry

Re: Marriage turns genius off like a tap.

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Post by giardini » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 6:20 AM UTC

The article doesn't say that marriage turns genius off, it says that marriage and _children_ turn it off. BFD

My bet is that children alone absolutely destroy productivity and further, that marriage without children would (at least initially) enhance productivity.

Re: Marriage turns genius off like a tap.

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Post by kajecounterhack » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 6:33 AM UTC

Marriage turns other things off like a tap ;)

Maybe that contributes? 0.o

Re: Marriage turns genius off like a tap.

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Post by kajecounterhack » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 6:36 AM UTC

cstejerean wrote: post #20

malkia wrote: post #9

Seems 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?

obviously...not! ;)

Re: Marriage turns genius off like a tap.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 6:43 AM UTC

pg wrote: post #35

jonnytran wrote: post #27

PG, any thoughts on this? Are you married? And dare I ask, are you celibate? ...No pressure, of course. It's a touchy subject to some. I ask because you're more successful than most of us here, and I know of many people who claim that celibacy is crucial to doing anything great with your life, for whatever your definition of great is. Scientific evidence is hard to come by though, and even still, most people don't se…

I'm not married yet. Engaged though. I wonder if this study controlled for children. From what I've seen, having kids affects people's lives a lot more than getting married.

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