Lessons from a 45-year Study of Super-Smart Children

Re:Lessons from a 45-year Study of Super-Smart Children by saint_fiasco on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @01:23PM (#12445277)

It just means the rest of us have to work harder. It doesn't mean you have to be content with less intellectual pursuits.

Just because most people will never be Olympic medalists doesn't mean they shouldn't play sports and exercise. Lots of people do those things even when they don't have a particular gift.

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Re:Lessons from a 45-year Study of Super-Smart Children by geocar on Saturday September 10, 2016 @09:14AM (#12469034)

I think that's exactly backwards.

If you want to be an olympic medalist, you need to work as hard as an olympic medalist.

If you do not want to be an olympic medalist, you do not work more hard than an olympic medalist.

And indeed, if you actually did work as hard as an olympic medalist, you could possibly receive an olympic medal.

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