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I'm confused. How is this relevant to the article?

• thewarrior 13y ago
  When you look at someone like Neumann you learn to be humble. The gap between him and an average guy like me is so large that it seems silly to worry about wether I'm good enough.
  • kamaal 13y ago
    I ask whether I'm good enough only when the person wins despite all odds stacked up against him. Including natural talent. Von neumann, definitely is the greatest mathematician in the past few centuries. I tend to compare myself with people who win despite having no natural talent for it.
    • kaybe 13y ago
      But here's the thing: I often don't know who I'm comparing myself with. Took some pictures, posted them and looked at other profiles, went back to the camera, worked harder, rinse and repeat. Turned out, the others were working for National Geographics and the like. People don't start out as the greatest mathematician in the last few centuries. And how do you even differentiate between talent and hard work?