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Einstein was particularly average as a student - barely passing university classes, not getting a research job (or any job) due to his academic performance and having to get his friend's father refer him to the patent office. He is a p
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This. Not to deny that some people are just smarter, a lot of "innate talent" has somethings going for it - early exposure, initial success and some sort of mentoring. This tends to make people passionate towards the thing - they&
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Seems like I'm late to the party, but I feel the idea of willpower is really underrated and misunderstood and I see it all over this thread. First, willpower is absolutely a trainable skill. In the late 90s there was scientific support