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This article makes fundamental errors. School performance is NOT a great indicator of intellect. The most successful people I know did just enough to get by dec
by joelx 8y ago
This article makes fundamental errors. School performance is NOT a great indicator of intellect. The most successful people I know did just enough to get by decently in school and spent the rest of their efforts on activities that made them happy or were more productive. People who drove themselves crazy working as hard as they could in school generally didn't get anywhere in the real world.
- crimsonalucard 8y agoAnecdotal evidence. Data shows success in school correlates with career success.
- withdavidli 8y ago>People who drove themselves crazy working as hard as they could in school generally didn't get anywhere in the real world. I think these are the people the author is referencing. These students did amazing if measuring by GPA, but did so through hard work and a lot of thinking. Got praised for GPA related achievements which reinforced their over studying/thinking behavior, which leads to the scenarios the author describes. The most successful people you talk about likely wouldn't have the issues the article addresses.