Gauss definetly used a cheat code. Calculating before starting to talk, fixing errors in payrolls at age of 3... numbers came more naturally to that guy than talking.
If something is to dig here is that the earlier you start the better you will be.
There was a psychology teacher that had this theory, so when he had kids he started teaching them to play Chess as soon as possible and his two daughters became world champions
Every field has exceptional people, things just come naturally to them. Recently I've been watching some videos of Kim Jung Gi on youtube (warning, some of his videos are not safe for work). In a world of super talented artists, Kim is on a whole another level. Apparently he was exceptional, even as a child (though he does draw a lot). Ramanujan woke up from dreams in the middle of the night, wrote complex Math proofs and went to sleep. And so on.
I guess the loophole here is simply being born with talent :P
If something is to dig here is that the earlier you start the better you will be.