Comments by "Zach B" (@zachb1706) on "Why divergent thinkers beat geniuses in the real world | David Epstein" video.

@montefleming8390 Warren Buffet started investing at a really young age, and was given guidance by his father who I believe owned a stock broker. I think we don't see many prodigies in those areas because of opportunity, and they're often not touched on by most education institutions.
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Is it lateral thinkers vs specialists, or is it fake prodigies vs real geniuses? Most "prodigies" we see are just kids who can retell facts, or pick up patterns. That's great, but it doesn't show the sort of thinking you need to succeed in any field. Mathematicians don't just calculate things, scientists don't just recall facts. Most of the great geniuses that have existed have branched into many fields, worked on many problems that are completely unrelated to one another
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@LaNina_DJ that's why it's important you raise a child prodigy properly. One example of this is the "failed genius", who was expected to revolutionise many different fields in science and maths. This kid was an absolute genius, but he was rushed. Now he's a high school teacher or something.
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