Outreach program

[xyzai]

Question.

Have you ever felt personally victimized by a "tensai"?

Yes

No

 

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Comments

[sanada_g]

The trick is to be better than any supposed genius. Then they don't seem so special.

[dontgiveafox]

Would you call me a genius, Genichirou?

[sanada_g]

No.

[dontgiveafox]

That really hurts me, Genichirou. I think if we're going on bad nicknames from our tennis playing days, I was much more of a genius than Marui apparently was.

[sanada_g]

If Bunta is not a genius you can't complain about him in this post.

[dontgiveafox]

He's a self-proclaimed genius. The post doesn't specify that they have to actually be geniuses.

[xyzai]

I don't think that's a trick, Sanada-san.

[sanada_g]

It's the trick that works for me. Have you tried it?

[xyzai]

Is there a process, or do you just wake up better than everyone else?

[sanada_g]

If you work at improving yourself every day you will find yourself moving ahead of others regardless of genius status.

[xyzai]

I don't necessarily disagree with that. But especially in my current field and the demand on creativity, talent is also an important factor; with any natural joy or inclination, the same amount of hard work will usually take a person farther than someone without it.

In tennis, when I first came to practice, my teammates called me a genius because I'm generally pretty athletic and good at reading patterns. That was a bit much.

[sanada_g]

I don't know your field but I do know that Yukimura is one of the most creative people I know and he is also one of the hardest working. He's always striving to improve his natural talent through practice.

Don't let your field or natural talents limit you. Even if it seems impossible, I'm sure there is a way to practice or train and continue your growth.

[xyzai]

His work is compelling. I'm in the same university as Yukimura-san, in the music school.

Hard work is key in developing skills and executing ideas, I am not trying to refute that. But inspiration itself is a talent and not always straightforward when it strikes at all of the other places in life. I think you're right in that recognizing and building on those moments of experience takes training.

[sanada_g]

Are you? Then you also must be a hardworking and creative individual. It's a fine school.

If it is inspiration you need, you should go out and experience a variety of things. All excuses for not training hard can be resolved somehow.

[xyzai]

This praise is approaching too weird. I like the school.

I have my own way of finding inspiration, but I can't say it really feels like hard work. More enjoyable than anything.

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[sanada_g]

I believe Yukimura does, too.

That is a sign that you are doing something you love. Hard work doesn't mean it can't be enjoyable. I find it very satisfying to meditate and exercise before rest of the family wakes up though I'm sure others would disagree and consider it disagreeable work.

[xyzai]

I think we can agree that what other people think doesn’t matter.

[sanada_g]

No, it doesn't. Especially when you've surpassed them ages ago because you've worked harder and smarter than them.

Even Atobe, who has few redeeming qualities, is an advocate of hard work.

[xyzai]

Is that the nicest thing you’ve ever said about Atobe-san?

[sanada_g]

No. I once mentioned his frivolous spending of money on friends was a rather nice perk of putting up with his ego.

[xyzai]

I think both you and Tezuka-san like to distribute your good things with a side of shade.

[sanada_g]

Ha! Tezuka only wishes he could leave comments as good as mine.

[xyzai]

I enjoy your comments, Sanada-san. Tezuka-san was really cool the other day, though. Even while wearing cat ears, he delivered an insult that really shook the other person.

[sanada_g]

Were you at a costume party? Though it's a bit out of season. Perhaps you were visiting Disney?

[xyzai]

No, I had obtained the ears for doing some radio promotion on my show. I had them afterward and Tezuka-san happened to get involved and resolve a particular situation. I was relieved.