fast and slow running geniuses

[anotheranon]

Steve from "Coupling" may be right, by 30 you know you're never going to be rich, famous, or a rock star (can someone help me with the exact quote).. or is he? Found this article in Wired about conceptual vs. experimental geniuses and it describes a theory that there are two types of talent: some creators (artistic/creative, business, scientific, anything) have a definite idea in mind and produce their best work at early ages (Picasso, Munch, Fitzgerald) and others work towards an indefinite goal, developing their best work after much trial and error at later ages (Hitchcock, Pollock, Twain).

It's an interesting idea, and heartening to a late bloomer like me who is still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. Not that I think I'm a genius, but I'll admit to being a tinkerer and experimenter.

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[nminusone.livejournal.com]

can someone help me with the exact quote

[...] "It means that there are 3 things all men should know, and it's time you did too. You're never going to be famous, you're fatter than you think, and most important of all, they don't keep wearing stockings."

And uh yeah, that was mostly from memory. ;)

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, VERY important point to remember about the stockings! :D