Read "The Element". He thinks everyone just has to find the crossroad of passion and talent and that is your intelligence. It could be carpentry (I knew a master carpenter that fixed antiques matching the wood, the damage etc.) But does everyone have the level of talent and passion to really have the ability to do extraordinary things. He profiles extraordinary people in every field.
I do not believe everyone is so extraordinary, even if they could find their passion. And every profoundly gifted person is Feynman. He had a zest for life that few people match and with a brain to be envied. Einstein seemed to have broad interests also and enjoyed life and worked his brain.
It seems that most highly intelligent people can find success and contented lives, but not extraordinary lives. So who is more intelligent? A Jackson Pollock or some math genius who sits in a university and teaches math year in and year out and does nothing of note. I think that is his point.
Ren
