Timeline for If you know a family member who is much more qualified and capable in mathematics than you are, should find another field of specialisation?
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| Apr 30, 2017 at 17:05 | comment | added | Pete L. Clark | @Patricia: What you say is true, and as a logically minded person, I appreciate you pointing it out. However, from what I know about the psychology of "elite performance," the people who are in the running for being the world's best at X are most often hyper-aware of their competition and have an eye out at all times for how far they are ahead. Even being superior enough to only compete with yourself does not imply angst-free days: the struggle to exceed one's past accomplishments is overall very positive...but it's certainly not carefree and can lead to feelings of inferiority. | |
| Apr 28, 2017 at 21:35 | comment | added | Patricia Shanahan | There are a handful of people who are actually the best in the world at something, such as the world chess champion. The remaining 7.5 billion of us just have to get used to other people being better than us in even our chosen field. | |
| Apr 28, 2017 at 20:42 | history | answered | Michael | CC BY-SA 3.0 |