Classic tale, child prodigy gets everything at an early age, never learns to deal with failure or how to persevere through difficult situations, crumbles upon finally encountering a setback in their 20s. The poster child of burned out former “gifted” children.
Source: am burned out former “gifted” child, but hey, at least my self destructive indulgences probably won’t kill me until my 50s, or maybe even 60s.
Classic tale, child prodigy gets everything at an early age, never learns to deal with failure or how to persevere through difficult situations, crumbles upon finally encountering a setback in their 20s. The poster child of burned out former “gifted” children.
Source: am burned out former “gifted” child, but hey, at least my self destructive indulgences probably won’t kill me until my 50s, or maybe even 60s.
yeahhh, school was piss easy on every step. being an adult though? you can do everything right and still fail, and dealing with failure… yeesh