I say this fully aware of how hokey it sounds, but I'm going to say it anyway. Being a genius isn't a decision; it's a lifestyle. Maybe you are a genius, so i

I say this fully aware of how hokey it sounds, but I'm going to say it anyway. Being a genius isn't a decision; it's a lifestyle. Maybe you are a genius, so it seems trivial to you. But the person who connected medicine to engineering probably did a lot more than say "hey, I wonder what would happen if I connected this to this". He probably had a good knowledge of both engineering and medicine. That takes a lot more than making a decision to do something smart. That's why I don't think that the average person is capable of doing genius-quality work. It's not that they don't want to change things. It's just that they don't want to dedicate their lives to it. And that is definitely understandable. In end, maybe you and I really agree more than we disagree. It's just that I feel that there's more to doing genius-quality work than the post presents.