I'll upvote this if only because I'm not that young, I have obligations, and I would prefer to have extracurricular activities. I am easily discouraged by the c

I'll upvote this if only because I'm not that young, I have obligations, and I would prefer to have extracurricular activities. I am easily discouraged by the constant stream of wunderkind success stories, and the relative dearth of more "normal" people succeeding. By now I think I've realized that this is because of what sells in terms of news.