Ever run into an old schoolmate who was talented in some way as a teenager but who hasn’t improved since, but still keeps performing at 13-year-old level? And now it’s just embarrassing and nobody tells them?
Otoh you do sometimes meet ones who kept improving and that’s great
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This is the proverbial high school jock who failed to adapt from young adult social apex...though in Indian context, I gather it's a jock level performance in national exams and standardized testing that didn't get them anywhere beyond some middle managerial position in an MNC.
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My later schooling days were spent woefully chasing the spectre of IIT, hence my associations.
Gotta give it to 40-something to consistently stay at 13-yr old skill
Sometimes wonder what retaining my 13yr old cramming skills would mean today.
Guess I'd be a decent tax lawyer?
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