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I don't really believe there is such a great divide. In a greater probability most of those who are "genius" in childhood will continuously perform better when

by AnonJ 13y ago

I don't really believe there is such a great divide. In a greater probability most of those who are "genius" in childhood will continuously perform better when they become adults, in all fields including "doing" things. Sure there are some prodigies who turn out to be quite useless in real-world scenarios, but those are really few, IMO.

mcculley 13y ago
Unfortunately I have encountered the opposite. I have worked with plenty of folks who were good at learning and very poor at getting things done. Furthermore, I think that constantly being praised during childhood for being smart did them harm as it made them underestimate the value of tenacity.