I think expecting gifted kids to be successful, and putting a bunch of effort into such, is a mismatch. It's pretty well known that perseverance (perhaps being

I think expecting gifted kids to be successful, and putting a bunch of effort into such, is a mismatch. It's pretty well known that perseverance (perhaps being a jerk too) is much more important than high IQ for becoming rich and powerful. High IQ is much better for coming up with deep ideas, being creative, etc. Not characteristics that necessarily correspond with our standard definition of success.