[anonunivgrad]

>run into a wall when they get to a level where their giftedness is no longer enough for them to get through every situation without also putting in hard work

I have hit this wall and have sometimes wished I was less intelligent but more diligent. I would be healthier and wealthier for sure.

To any intelligent but lazy young man reading this, don’t delay improving your diligence. Seek counseling and coaching if you can. Don’t let your good grades, impressed teachers and peers, and fancy college acceptances convince you otherwise.

But avoid ADHD drugs. They will wreck your body, make you numb, and sap your enthusiasm for life.

[MrFreebus]

ADHD drugs have actually done the complete opposite for me, although I was basically the poster boy for ADHD-PI before I was diagnosed. Without counseling and coaching in tandem with the medication I can see how easy it could be for the drugs to do more harm than good.

[nicbou]

This trope is so common that I suspect we're not that smart. High school was just really easy.

[anonunivgrad]

It hits people at different points. Could be college, could be grad school, could be work in general, could be a promotion. But it will ultimately catch up to you.

[AlwaysRock]

I ask any high schooler that is heading to college if they actually study and how difficult school is for them. Most of the "smart" one tell me their classes are really easy. I tell them to expect to actually have to study and for those easy A's or B's just for showing up to become C's and D's in college.

My buddies kid actually took the advice to heart and has been getting A's and B's in college still which is good to see. I wish someone would have given me that advice and saved me an extra semester.