Why no one is exponentially smarter than others

Re:Why no one is exponentially smarter than others by ISL on Sunday November 24, 2019 @03:04PM (#21622940)

Luck matters more than we are often led to believe. One can generate luck, to an extent, through persistence.

Leonard Mlodinow has written two books that you might find both resonant and uplifting:

Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life , and The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives.

Furthermore -- if you went to grad school and learned something, either about the subject or yourself, then the effort was not a failure. In the long game, it isn't about the degree nor the piece of paper.

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Re:Why no one is exponentially smarter than others by ImaCake on Monday November 25, 2019 @03:25AM (#21626339)

Thanks :) I'll check them out. I think leaving was a great choice, academia is filled with madness, and I am happier not climbing up the impossible pyramid to professorship. But I am happy to support and work with those with such ambiition since they can do great things!

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