The Curse of Genius
1843magazine.com
The Curse of Genius
1–10 of 108 posts
Re: The Curse of Genius
#2I remember understanding people talking but not knowing how to speak when I was very little. I guess I’m a genius
Re: The Curse of Genius
#3Curse of the genius: "F*cking brilliant"
Re: The Curse of Genius
#4I remember understanding people talking but not knowing how to speak when I was very little. I guess I’m a genius
What's your IQ? Mine is 163. It would be tough to argue that I'm not a genius.
Re: The Curse of Genius
#5> 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.
Re: The Curse of Genius
#6The curse of the genius is that when you are hyper recombinativeinventive every problem looks like a need for a new hammer and that your first success silences all opposition permanently. The other extrem is that cooperations beloved mediocrity, produced by systemic processes, risk avoidance and intrigant politics today prevent game changers from even reaching entry level.
Re: The Curse of Genius
#7> 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.
Feynman didn't have that problem, so it's not universal, but it does seem like most geniuses are afflicted with loneliness.
Re: The Curse of Genius
#8>We don’t yet know why this is, or whether it’s down to nature, nurture or both. One study shows that among members of Mensa in America, the rate of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is almost twice that diagnosed in the general population.
>Among these individuals, the incidence of depression, anxiety and ADHD is higher than in the average population.
how is adhd linked to gifted children?, i find this fact interesting...
Re: The Curse of Genius
#9>We don’t yet know why this is, or whether it’s down to nature, nurture or both. One study shows that among members of Mensa in America, the rate of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is almost twice that diagnosed in the general population. >Among these individuals, the incidence of depression, anxiety and ADHD is higher than in the average population. how is adhd linked to gifted children?, i find this…
> how is adhd linked to gifted children?, i find this fact interesting...
They diagnose pretty much any child who can't sit still in class with ADHD. Lots of gifted children are bored by school, which the authorities see as a disorder since most teachers don't care (or don't have to time) to bother giving any students individual attention, and the system is ill equipped to provide gifted students with more learning opportunities.
Re: The Curse of Genius
#10>We don’t yet know why this is, or whether it’s down to nature, nurture or both. One study shows that among members of Mensa in America, the rate of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is almost twice that diagnosed in the general population. >Among these individuals, the incidence of depression, anxiety and ADHD is higher than in the average population. how is adhd linked to gifted children?, i find this…
That's such obvious selection bias. People who join Mensa have something to prove.