While I can reliably know that I am not a genius, I can never fully be sure that I am not an idiot.
No. It is generally not possible to deliver an exceptional result without prolonged deep immersion and focus. But it also requires luck, and often serendipity and an extraordinary combination of circumstances outside of your control. And note the age at which breakthroughs happen
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Perfect! So the construct of * genius* is realtively less important and other factors rise in importance. Btw if I were trying to use exceptions that *prove* me wrong I would try Chopin.
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FWIW I agree with the actual geniuses that discussing the nature of genius in public has very little upside and dramatic downsides. Come to think of it, Wittgenstein, Turing, Feynman were just regular guys who happened to have good mentoring and worked very hard. :)
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