David_Gerard comments on Link: Paul Graham on intelligence vs determination - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_Gerard 24 March 2011 04:10:16PM * 0 points [-]

Hmm, possibly. I think that at worst it's closely related to other possible qualities he's describing.

Comment author: Dr_Manhattan 24 March 2011 05:28:38PM 2 points [-]

I suspect in startup context what he meant is closer to "stubbornness in the face of failure", ability to mentally deal with obstacles.

Comment author: David_Gerard 24 March 2011 05:39:19PM 0 points [-]

Um, that's pretty much what I read the Coolidge quote as talking about.

Comment author: Dr_Manhattan 24 March 2011 06:06:39PM 3 points [-]

Sorry, I interpreted your "for mental long-distance endurance" meaning traversing long inferential distances.

Comment author: David_Gerard 24 March 2011 06:25:25PM 0 points [-]

I think that would be more to do with raw intelligence :-)