"Gifted", like the word "Genius", pales in importance to hard work and tenacity. Give me one child with average IQ and a lasting obsession with one or more sub

"Gifted", like the word "Genius", pales in importance to hard work and tenacity. Give me one child with average IQ and a lasting obsession with one or more subjects, and another child with a "gifted" IQ and a bad work ethic and fleeting interests, and we'll see who's more accomplished at 40.