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I liked that as well

> And I put that in quotes because "smart" is really just a way of saying "has invested so much time and sweat that you make it look effortless."

When you look up at smart people that have succeeded in their career. It's certainly because they worked so hard to get there.

I've learned a lot about that reading another book of Gladwell, "The Outliers". Which is one of my favorite book. One of the story is about a genius who is still living in his mom's basement because he lacks the social traits of other successful intelligent people. I think I will check your "David and Goliath" book.

Also, from the reddit comment, what I got is that he reached out. He asked for help around. Most things are hard to learn by yourself, and if not a book, people around you are the most likely to help. It helps being humble, when asking for help.