Originally Posted by La Texican
Possibly the difference in our heart of hearts is "profoundly gifted and talented."
If I'm reading your post right, I was thinking something similar. Drive and production seem to fall more under the heading of talent to me. Gifted falls more under the heading of potential. A child who has them both is likely better off and there are some talented children who are not gifted who may do better in terms of output than gifted children with crippling anxiety, perfectionism, or other reasons to not reach that potential.

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