So, it still begs the question... "How ?" Or, more precisely: "How the f... ?"
Clearly this goes beyond "Grit" [1], here, right ? (Those people do not seem like they have to coerce themselves into focusing that much.)
Is there a known (somewhat rigorous or not) study of those "super geniuses" ? I know that the "memory champions" are covered in "Moonwalking with Einstein" [2] ; but that seems like a different beast...
Clearly this goes beyond "Grit" [1], here, right ? (Those people do not seem like they have to coerce themselves into focusing that much.)
Is there a known (somewhat rigorous or not) study of those "super geniuses" ? I know that the "memory champions" are covered in "Moonwalking with Einstein" [2] ; but that seems like a different beast...
[1] https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Grit/Angela-Duckworth... [2] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6346975-moonwalking-with...