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> I suggested that perhaps this is because the famous people are the only ones who are fast enough to actually do everything you're "supposed to do" and still b
by rwallace 5y ago
> I suggested that perhaps this is because the famous people are the only ones who are fast enough to actually do everything you're "supposed to do" and still be productive.
Conjecture: it is instead or also because famous people are the only ones who are given enough slack to be able to take the time to actually do everything you're supposed to do.
Proposed test to distinguish between the conjectures: do famous mathematicians become famous by finding gaps, or find gaps after becoming famous?
- mmusson 5y agoSome of the famous people just have knack for asking the right questions and then answering them. I am reminded of a joke that goes something like, if you hit a roadblock in your math problem, the best way to solve it is to get Terry Tao interested in it.