Do you find yourself wondering at times, too whether your peak moment has already come — or maybe come and gone unnoticed — or whether your real life is still ahead of you? If you do, read on and be prepared, you may find out that you are a late bloomer!
In his new article in The New Yorker, Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point, talks about the misconception of late bloomers and why we believe that genius equals youth and early successes. “Genius, in the popular conception, is inextricably tied up with precocity—doing something truly creative, we’re inclined to think, requires the freshness and exuberance and energy of youth.”
