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The Curse Of Smart People

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3 points by shimonamit 11 years ago · 3 comments

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w_t_payne 11 years ago

I am fortunate and privileged enough to have worked with a reasonably large number of very smart people ... and the very best of them seem to be characterized by a sense of humility and a seemingly instinctive preference to ask questions rather than answer them.

greenyoda 11 years ago

Extensive discussion here from four days ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7968833

KarenS 11 years ago

This makes my dad make so much more sense.

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