What accounts for the difference between “cognitive stamina and observed levels of energy between individuals“?
This article is a really interesting start on understanding these so-called “energetic aliens” – people who can work hard, consistently and obsessively.
Examples include George Church who “after finishing his undergrad in 2 years, worked 100 hour weeks in the lab during grad school, famously getting kicked out due to not attending classes because he was just so absorbed in his research.“
As well as – Napoleon, Robert Moses, Alexander Grothendieck, Paul Erdos, Isaac Asimov, Honore de Balzac, Danielle Steel and more.
