Very few humans are motivated by any form of explicit argument when it comes to their major life decisions
Strictly speaking, I agree with you. However, I want to emphasize that I disagree with the idea that this behavior is innate and that there’s just some people who happen to be non-conformist. In reality, most top mathematicians simply aren’t exposed to arguments for non-conformity and this explains the variance in non-conformity much more than an innate tendency to non-conform.
Strictly speaking, I agree with you. However, I want to emphasize that I disagree with the idea that this behavior is innate and that there’s just some people who happen to be non-conformist. In reality, most top mathematicians simply aren’t exposed to arguments for non-conformity and this explains the variance in non-conformity much more than an innate tendency to non-conform.