> While the research of this guy is certainly impressing, the shtick never failed to repulse me. "Schtick" implies performance, but I don't think it is an act

> While the research of this guy is certainly impressing, the shtick never failed to repulse me. "Schtick" implies performance, but I don't think it is an act or performance, I think he's genuinely that high energy and enthusiastic. (Which can certainly be annoying as a personality trait.)