There has to be a sort of laziness about you. You don't like having to remember things (We do have to do this but we don't like it). And you will spend a day

There has to be a sort of laziness about you. You don't like having to remember things (We do have to do this but we don't like it). And you will spend a day making a 2 minute problem go away for ever. It's not just about problem solving. It's about finding a system to solve it. It is not the domain of the genius. Anyone who gets frustrated at not knowing how something works, and goes and finds out, can be a great programmer.