If some form of anxiety and the ability to cope with it are major factors in affecting one's potential ability to do math, then in theory anyone could benefit f

If some form of anxiety and the ability to cope with it are major factors in affecting one's potential ability to do math, then in theory anyone could benefit from learning to cope with anxiety and to persist in mathematical study. The idea certainly rings true with my experience. > it's self-evident that people with exceptionally high general intelligence are ~100% of people who advance mathematics. Counterargument: anyone who advances mathematics will be considered of exceptionally high intelligence. Mathematicians like Gödel were known for being very eccentric and many might not consider them of exceptionally high _general_ intelligence. Whether that is an accurate assessment, I doubt you or I could say with any authority. EDIT (post-replies): Replies to this have descended into technical terminology from cognitive science, so I must remove myself from this discussion as I lack the required education [clearance?] to participate at the expected level. Nevertheless, without some objective way of measuring the psychometric "g-factor" of mathematicians throughout history up to now, I don't see this as particularly useful in addressing the issue of aptitude of the "~100% of people who advance mathematics". If you could point to any data sets on psychometric g-factors among practicing mathematicians (particularly, alongside values from the general population), that would lend some credence to what you say. The idea is very provocative.