Geniuses Are Made, Not Born

Have you been hunkering for a Nobel Prize or wanting to create the invention of the 21st century, but aren't sure you're genius enough? Then you may want to take notes from New Scientist's article "How to Be a Genius". Apparently people who are highly accomplished, recognized geniuses didn't pop out of the womb that way (you suspected as much) and may not have even been especially talented. How did they become geniuses? Hard work. That's bad news if you're uber-smart yet lazy. That's great news for everyone else, since it means someone with a bit of skill and luck and a whole lot of effort can do amazing things. We're all a little bit good at something, right? Now go out there and show the world your true genius at it!

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