<p>I think that Gladwell was very close to the mark. I have seen from watching two kids face both sides of this (LD/effort and gifted/unmotivated) that is it truely the combination of innate ability to learn, the willingness to explore and effort to master the task which make a success of the individual “genius”. You cannot have one without the others. But, it is the spark of the subject and the presentation of the opportunity at the right time to explore the subject which is the catalyst.</p>