What if you're dumb?

Alone
Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:08:18 +0000

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”

Trust me, I have seen so many gifted kids, with 150+ iqs and 2300+ sats. Often, that has a negative impact, because you think you are smart, become lazy, and show less effort. A number of the most successful people I know weren’t all that super book smart. But they were really hard workers, and achieved everything with persistence, while “smart” people tried to coast only on their talent.