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On Being Smart

"What is the crucial quality important for succeeding in graduate school? I will provide a few examples that suggest that: i) The answer is not intelligence – a minimum of intelligence, such as what everyone reading this article has, is sufficient for succeeding in any graduate school, ii) it is ... hard work. I apologize for the disappointment."

Read the entire, short paper at http://kam.mff.cuni.cz/~matousek/mustafa-onbeingsmart.pdf.

Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 11:13AM by Registered CommenterJames Drogan | CommentsPost a Comment

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