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Prodigy psychologist: The gifted child's curse [New Scientist]
“Only a few [gifted children] rose to fame and fortune, and no matter how glittering their early prospects, they had to work extremely hard most of their lives to get there. There is a big difference between a gifted child and a gifted adult. A child is seen as gifted because they are ahead of their age peers, especially at school, while a “gifted” adult has to be seen to make a difference to the world.” — New Scientist

this & that old new york profile via rickwebb, latecapitalism, and all of my other gifted friends as way of saying that when encountering a problem without an obviously easy answer, I still first assume that something’s wrong instead of accepting that it might just be challenging.
Source: newscientist.com
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  1. dinosaurparty reblogged this from rickwebb and added:
    saying it. The phenomenon...social construction.
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    my other gifted friends...when encountering...problem...
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    Good thing my parents always said “You can do better”?
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