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Re:Ask cperciva: Are great mathematicians born or made? by cperciva on Thursday June 26, 2008 @06:58AM (#228447)
* I'm pretty sure most people wouldn't want live the life of Erdos...*

Come on... travelling the world and couch-surfing for years on end, while having no financial concerns at all? I think most people would love to live that life.

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Re:Ask cperciva: Are great mathematicians born or made? by andreyf on Thursday June 26, 2008 @03:38PM (#228999)
For a bit, sure, but I'd imagine sooner or later, most people get tired of doing math 16-20 hours a day and want to start a family or something.
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