While I can reliably know that I am not a genius, I can never fully be sure that I am not an idiot.
The ability to spend extraordinary attention on a problem with very little expected material reward often indicates an underlying mental disorder. A mind that combines perfect functioning at the highest level of performance with a compulsion to greatness is a rare gem.
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There are people with a tight mind: everything they allow themselves to believe is solidly proven. They tend to be narrow and literal. There dreamers with a very open mind: improbably things are still very possible and invite inferences. Geniuses tend to be able to combine this.
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I know a number of people that work extraordinarily hard for extended periods of time, but they won't ever amount to much, because all their work is lacking and does barely improve. And there are geniuses that rapidly update with every stroke towards perfection.
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In my experience, it was not greatness, but SINCERITY in desire for understanding (or effectiveness or both that motivated the truly great ones ( most likely to be called geniuses).
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To call this a mental disorder ( even some of the time) without knowing the specifics is not helpful to most and harmful to many, no?
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