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That is exactly what he argued - that his achievements are due to being smart rather than "laser focused". Not being a genius means that he is merely 2 standar
by MagnumOpus 10y ago
That is exactly what he argued - that his achievements are due to being smart rather than "laser focused".
Not being a genius means that he is merely 2 standard deviations smarter than the mean (think "there's a few of those in every high school class") rather than 4 standard deviations smarter like the kids in the SMPY.
- dx034 10y ago>think "there's a few of those in every high school class" Rather a few of those in every high school. 2 standard deviations means 2.5% per side. This is one in 40 people, so probably on average 2-3 people per year in an average high school. Of course, pre selection can lead to higher values, but having several children outside of 2std dev in a class won't be average in the vast majority of schools.