I was not particularly interested; I was bad and soon stopped again.
I don’t know why I learnt all the countries of the world off by heart, including their capitals and populations. Chess was probably just another pastime.
I’m not a disciplined thinker. Organisation is not my thing; I am chaotic and tend to be lazy. My trainer recognised that and as a rule allowed me to practise whatever I felt like at the time.
When I was 13, my parents took me out of school for a year. They travelled around the world with me and my sisters, and on the way they taught us. That was fantastic, much more effective than sitting in school.
What are you saying? That defining one's identity by the intensity, quantity and quality of the work that one does, might not the best way to live a life and be really good at something?
I was not particularly interested; I was bad and soon stopped again.
I don’t know why I learnt all the countries of the world off by heart, including their capitals and populations. Chess was probably just another pastime.
I’m not a disciplined thinker. Organisation is not my thing; I am chaotic and tend to be lazy. My trainer recognised that and as a rule allowed me to practise whatever I felt like at the time.
When I was 13, my parents took me out of school for a year. They travelled around the world with me and my sisters, and on the way they taught us. That was fantastic, much more effective than sitting in school.