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Re:I'm 20, brilliant and totally lost by unalone on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @01:14PM (#905808)
Brilliance isn't particularly difficult. A lot more people could be brilliant than are brilliant now, if they only put a little work into it.
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Re:I'm 20, brilliant and totally lost by joe_the_user on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @03:12PM (#906126)
Agreed but someone who "recognizes" themselves as brilliant is someone who is thinking of their brilliance as something defining and unique - ie, they are exactly the people who don't understand the potential in everyone.

I'd further mention that many people unconsciously choose to not be brilliant because this allows them to fit in.

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