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38. Past Your Peak

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What Are the Characteristics of Child Prodigies?

Child prodigies tend to excel in a very specific set of subjects. Chess, math, reading and musical performance are rule governed. John Nunn excelled at Oxford despite being three years younger than his classmates. He joined the University Chess Club and continued competing on the international stage. Ellen winner says this is actually quite common among exceptional children. But they may go into fields that require mathematics like computer coding.

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