>I realized in my math undergraduate studies that mathematicians have merely "sat" with the material longer. Even if true, this just moves the issue to the abi

>I realized in my math undergraduate studies that mathematicians have merely "sat" with the material longer. Even if true, this just moves the issue to the ability to make yourself "sit" with the material. The variability here is at least as high, most people hate doing mathematics, some love it. In any case this only concerns "mathematicians", not "people considered math geniuses". There are plenty of mediocre mathematicians. EDIT: And it is of course not true that it's just a matter of spending time. Some people learn maths 100 times faster than others.