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> If there's anyone I'll listen respectfully to about the value of hard, diligent work, it's Terence Tao. Why? He is a genius, and most of us aren't geniuses.
by ZephyrBlu 5y ago
> If there's anyone I'll listen respectfully to about the value of hard, diligent work, it's Terence Tao.
Why? He is a genius, and most of us aren't geniuses.
- vymague 5y agoIkr. The advice doesn't sound that convincing coming from the smartest man alive.
- hycaria 5y agoHe wrote eloquently about one of his failures in grad school iirc because he simply didn’t work enough nor seriously enough. Even though he is a genius there is quite a lot of work required.
- abhayhegde 5y agoHey, are you talking about this article: https://www.ams.org/journals/notices/202007/rnoti-p1007.pdf https://www.ams.org/journals/notices/202007/rnoti-p1007.pdf?
- hycaria 5y agoI remember another page formatting but the text looks similar enough to my recalling so I'd say yes!