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cyberdad
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30 Jun 2019, 1:54 am

auntblabby wrote:
i tend to believe that a true genius doesn't fluctuate but is sharp always. a true genius shoots at targets the rest of us can't even see or conceive of to begin with.

Exactly....I spoke of Nicola Tesla in another thread...I can't think of a more perfect example...



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30 Jun 2019, 6:55 am

cyberdad wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
i tend to believe that a true genius doesn't fluctuate but is sharp always. a true genius shoots at targets the rest of us can't even see or conceive of to begin with.

Exactly....I spoke of Nicola Tesla in another thread...I can't think of a more perfect example...

but at the same time, his personal life was somewhat chaotic. the only thing that saved him in later years were a circle of protective friends.



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30 Jun 2019, 8:55 am

One thing that was annoying about Tesla was his unwillingness to document anything. Thomas Edison was a scrupulous writer and documented everything. Tesla was an eternal source of consternation to him.



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30 Jun 2019, 10:18 am

Not me:

My scores are all over the place

Verbal-143
something non verbal-108
something non verbal-108
something else non verbal-115

total:125

My son is on the spectrum and has a lower IQ than I do, but he does much better at life.


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