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Even people with exceptional talents can feel insecure and struggle with developing healthy self-esteem.
Meryl Streep, for example, has said, “I have varying degrees of confidence and self-loathing…. You can have a perfectly horrible day where you doubt your talent… Or that you’re boring and they’re going to find out that you don’t know what you’re [...]]]></description>
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By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Though he received a MacArthur Foundation &#8220;genius&#8221; grant for his work in paleontology, Christopher Beard doesn&#8217;t consider himself a wunderkind or believe he was genetically predestined for success.
Not entirely, anyway.
Dr. Beard said he had his parents&#8217; guidance, along with their genes. He&#8217;s worked industriously to make a mark in his profession. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highability.org/448/is-genius-genetic-or-is-it-nurtured/</link>
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Mia Wasikowska earned acclaim for her intense performance in the HBO series &#8220;In Treatment.&#8221;
She plays the title role in the new &#8220;Alice in Wonderland,&#8221; and notes that at age 20 she is still fairly new to acting:
&#8220;I was at dance school doing about 35 hours practice a week until I was 14. Then ballet started [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highability.org/28/being-a-perfectionist/</link>
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Article by Cathy Goodwin
&#8220;James is so restless and energetic. I wonder if he&#8217;s hyperactive.&#8221;
&#8220;Nancy seems to be all over the place. She&#8217;s got a dozen projects going at once!&#8221;
&#8220;Harley does things so fast! He put up a website in two weeks.&#8221;
&#8220;Marlene is so intense. She needs to lighten up.&#8221;
While it&#8217;s possible that James is hyperactive, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highability.org/440/career-planning-for-gifted-adults/</link>
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Backgrounds and practical recommendations
By Noks Nauta, Sieuwke Ronner
This article was published in Dutch in Tijdschriftvoor Bedrijfs-en Verzekeringsgeneeskunde (Journal for Occupational Health- and Insurance Physicians), TBV 16, no. 11 (Nov. 2008): 396-399. Publisher: Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, Houten, The Netherlands. The editor agreed with translation and publication on this website.

 Key words: GIFTEDNESS, CHARACTERISTICS, FAVOURABLE AND [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highability.org/443/giftedness-in-the-work-environment/</link>
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Polish psychiatrist and psychologist Kazimierz Dabrowski (1902 – 1980) worked with creative adults and adolescents, and developed a theory of personality and emotional development that is often applied toward understanding the psychology of gifted and talented individuals.
One aspect of his Theory of Positive Disintegration is the concept of unusual intensity and reactivity, as Lesley Sword [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highability.org/407/dabrowski-excitabilities-michael-jackson/</link>
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“I did not perform well socially in junior high. I was a strange girl and I was in a lot of pain because of that, like most teenagers.” Claire Danes
Elaine Aron, PhD comments on some of the consequences of being very sensitive as a child: &#8220;&#8230;family and school problems, childhood illnesses, and the like all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highability.org/402/acknowledging-our-gifted-adult-personality/</link>
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In a very real sense, everyone may be called &#8220;underachieving&#8221; regardless of whether they are gifted or not. One short definition is &#8220;Performance below potential.&#8221;
But high ability and giftedness are much more than advanced potential, high scores and notable achievements. What really matters in talking about underachievement is the inner experience of &#8220;falling short of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highability.org/395/adult-underachievement-not-living-up-to-our-potential/</link>
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A number of movies include gifted and talented characters, and depict a variety of characteristics that are positive and relate to exceptional abilities, but also can generate not so positive reactions &#8211; such as &#8220;You think you&#8217;re so smart,&#8221; or, &#8220;You&#8217;re too verbal&#8230; too bossy&#8230; too nerdy&#8230; too sensitive.&#8221;
And, of course, we may still experience [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highability.org/191/you-think-youre-so-smart/</link>
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The image is food critic Anton Ego from the movie Ratatouille [video clip].
I was reminded of the stuffy and dour character while reading Laura Berman Fortgang&#8217;s The Little Book on Meaning , and her reference below to &#8220;high analytical ability.. often black-and-white thinkers.. Quick to decide what is good and what is bad..&#8221; 
I know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highability.org/169/developed-minds-can-be-dismissive/</link>
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