On: IQ Matters Less Than You Think

[watwut]

If unrewarded genius proves that genius is not the thing, then unrewarded persistent person should prove persistence is not the thing either. And there are plenty of unrewarded persistent people.

Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent, but also, there are plenty of persistent people around who are unsuccessful.

[CPLX → watwut]

> Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent

That’s arguable. I would hazard a guess that unsuccessful men without talent may be a larger group.

[watwut → CPLX]

I was quoting parent at that point.