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Top Ten Reasons Why Smart People Procrastinate
Top ten reasons why you procrastinate: 10. You’re really good at it. 9. You have no idea how not to procrastinate. Your entire academic career was built on it. 8. You can still get an “A” or produce something that impresses your coworkers. 7. Time pressure will make something dull a bit more interesting. 6. You’re…
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Imagine a World Where Gifted Kids Don’t Have to Wait
It all started in first grade when you eagerly finished the entire workbook in one night. You thought your teacher would be pleased. She was not pleased. You were told to sit and color the pictures and WAIT until the other first graders caught up with you. Then there was the time they were teaching addition…
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“Extreme Science, Extreme Parenting…” Extreme Giftedness
“Since the first moments of his existence, Taylor has complicated, confounded, and chaoticized nearly every detail of his family’s lives.” So says Tom Clynes, author of the recently released and captivating book– The Boy Who Played With Fusion: Extreme Science, Extreme Parenting And How to Make a Star. Taylor Wilson, a profoundly gifted child, built a…
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If I’m So Smart, Why Am I So Lonely?
It didn’t go well when you were a little tyke. You assumed that the other 5 year olds loved reading the dictionary as much as you did. You assumed that all 7 year olds preferred a vacation to NASA over a trip to Disneyworld. You assumed that the other kids would want to play your intricate games…
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Still Gifted After All These Years
What if, when you were five years old, you knew you wanted to be a paleontologist-astronaut-librarian-dancer-firefighter when you grew up? What if, when you were nine years old, your favorite activity was listening to your mom read from her texts on Darwin’s theory of evolution? What if, when you were ten, you were devastated when you couldn’t…
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Know Your Gifted Child — Find Your Gifted Self
“My ten-year-old, Christopher, is getting failing grades. I think he has ADHD. He may be in the principal’s office more than he’s in the classroom. His camp counselor told me that he might be gifted but how’s that possible? If he were gifted, he’d be getting A’s, wouldn’t he? I don’t know what to do…
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The More You Know, The More You Worry
Perhaps you thought that if you were smart, you wouldn’t be a worrier. If you were smart, you’d know all of the answers. You wouldn’t have to be anxious because you could think your way out of any problem. But, in fact, you may worry constantly. You worry when you’re sleeping. When you’re hiking. When…
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“…A Vast and Technicoloured Emotional Spectrum…”
“I have tried being normal. To tone myself down, I have to crush all the things that also give me energy, drive, and inspiration. I’ve tried living there, it’s a sort of death. I frequently wander about with a mute button on, so as to be more bearable.” Nimue Brown “The things that matter…
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If I’m So Smart, Why Aren’t I Successful?
Smart people are rich and famous. They win Nobel Prizes and Genius Grants. They’re high achievers and arrogant. They don’t waste time on the little people. Right? Wrong. Well, OK. I guess that some smart people are all of the above. Or parts of the above. Maybe your Uncle Charlie. But how many are, say, none of…
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