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I remember understanding people talking but not knowing how to speak when I was very little. I guess I’m a genius
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Feynman didn't have that problem, so it's not universal, but it does seem like most geniuses are afflicted with loneliness.
I suspect the sibling reply is correct, that it’s more about celebrity than genius. But I also don’t think Feynman was a genius the way Einstein was. AFAIK, his math skills didn’t stand out and his main contributions seemed to be about making physics more accessible and teaching.
> Even Albert Einstein, one of the most emblematic examples of genius, wrote in 1952: “It is strange to be known so universally and yet be so lonely.” Really so strange. I'm just trying to see how lonely he must have felt having to keep to himself.
I went through a gifted program starting in 3rd grade but I don’t think I’m gifted. Most of what I think seems obvious. For example, the ability to ask simple questions in the moment is a skill anyone can learn. For the highest level poker player, analytical thoughts are rather systemic but require emotional and intellectual control. Had I focused on any one thing, I think I could had been a brilliant programmer, phy…
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That's such obvious selection bias. People who join Mensa have something to prove.
Is your alternative hypothesis that ADHD is twice as prevalent in people who feel they have "something to prove"?
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Is your alternative hypothesis that ADHD is twice as prevalent in people who feel they have "something to prove"?
Maybe they ended up taking MENSA entry tests when they were meant to be doing their taxes or something.
Having worked in Silicon Valley with some really really smart people. I wonder how many people think they are genius because their circle is limited? When you work in the valley for any period of time you think you might have a shot, and you might. If you get a chance to meet one of the founders of a well known valley company and have a conversation the realization that luck had nothing to do with their success shoul…
Convince me.
> Even Albert Einstein, one of the most emblematic examples of genius, wrote in 1952: “It is strange to be known so universally and yet be so lonely.” Really so strange. I'm just trying to see how lonely he must have felt having to keep to himself.
Having to emigrate also makes one more lonely. You would need to compare other people in similar situation to see whether he is unusually lonely.
I remember understanding people talking but not knowing how to speak when I was very little. I guess I’m a genius
All babies understand language before they can speak. One of the reasons baby sign language works is because it doesn’t require the fine motor control that speaking does, so can be used earlier.