Two Points

 Two points:

1. Most of what makes one a “genius” comes after birth. Inborn talent is yet to attain a formal proof of existence, and is usually limited.
2. Most people you call “genius” are simply people who work hard, become famous overnight because of a result they gained out of the hard work (a scientific theory, a company/product, an exam result, etc). People ignore their hard work and see them as “geniuses”.

Let me tell you a secret - NOBODY is a genius. There are people who work hard, and then there are people who lay on the couch and say stuff like “I can never be like them, they’re all geniuses and talented!”.

The term “genius” was probably invented to mask insecurity and laziness - it’s an excuse to justify someone’s mediocrity, sorry to say.

So you got your answer - work hard. Real hard. Talent is like a intercept - it matters initially, but it’s the slope that will make you win in the long run! See everyone you call genius - they work REALLY hard despite being “genius”. Why do you think they do that? Because they know what it takes to become a genius - and won’t give up on that.

  

  -Kalpit Veerwal, 360/360 in JEE MAIN