> When I hear "they are naturally gifted" or "I'm not smart enough", I feel those are people who haven't had the same realization (i.e. experience). They may s

> When I hear "they are naturally gifted" or "I'm not smart enough", I feel those are people who haven't had the same realization (i.e. experience). They may simply not agree with the conclusion, or the end. It's pretty hard to have this discussion without crashing into the nature-nurture debate, but one could be interested in a particular result, not merely _any_ result, and they may perceive a lack of something blocking their way towards that. Not to mention, we do not really live in a world / society that recognizes this, and social approval + hireability dramatically affects one's psyche, more so than mere rational thinking.