This explains a lot to me, about my own life (anecdotal experience, I know...) Since I can remember I am "Very Smart"[0], I was told that by my parents, teache

This explains a lot to me, about my own life (anecdotal experience, I know...) Since I can remember I am "Very Smart"[0], I was told that by my parents, teachers, and lots of other adults. In the first years of high school, I would get the best grades on math without even studying, it was easy to me. But when the last years came, I needed to put more effort on study, I didn't liked it, and also didn't get the results I wanted. Now I'm getting back to university, and it is really difficult to me to put all the effort I need to study, it's like I don't want to. This article resonated a lot with me, and helped me understand a posible cause of what happens to me. Also, reading about how brain "exercise" helps intelligence, motivated me to get to study a lot more now :) [0] I think I really am smart (not that it makes me better than anyone though) but I don't know how much, or how to measure that, if that's really and objectively possible.