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Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
cuchaz@gladtech.social ("Jeff Martin") wrote:
@miss_rodent @soatok very much this! 'Likes doing it' is a superpower worth far more than just being smart.
Also, large amounts of pure persistence. I feel suuuper dumb when struggling to solve a hard problem. But the sheer act of Just Not Giving Up is usually what gets me to a somewhat workable solution. Eventually.
A lot of times, trying harder for longer can make up for any (perceived) lack of innate ability.