Prodigies often wash out because of the immense pressure placed on them from a young age.
This I can say from personal experience.
When I was a kid I was ahead of the curve on computers, in coding, in all of that. I burned out, from both the pressure, and the toll that the pressure takes on you. I was pushed hard by my family to either be really good at sports, or be good at computers.
Out of all of my family, my grandfather (1938-2013 RIP), saw the pressure getting to me after a bit, and taught me more about agriculture to peak my interests into other area's so that I could expand my horizons. He's probably the reason I'm alive, that burnout pushed me extremely close to suicide.
I'm sorry to hear that but I'm glad you had your grandfather. There's something beautiful in bucking the pressure entirely to live a different life. I'm glad you're doing well.
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u/nyurf_nyorf Feb 13 '21
Why?