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I think the parent comment doesn't say that 'giftedness' is just passion, rather that out of the two axis that would make someone gifted (smart, dedicated), it'
by jgilias 5y ago
I think the parent comment doesn't say that 'giftedness' is just passion, rather that out of the two axis that would make someone gifted (smart, dedicated), it's the second one that carries a higher risk in getting depressed.
- stared 5y agoI am not saying it is just "passion". There are even more possibly correlated factors - e.g. ADHD, bipolar, OCD, autism, schizophrenia, etc. From "The Mad Genius Mystery": https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/articles/201707/the-mad-genius-mystery https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/articles/201707/the-mad...: > The fine line between genius and insanity on the interplay of autistic and psychotic tendencies among some mathematicians: Nash, Gödel, Newton and foremost: Alexander Grothendieck.