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		cperciva on June 26, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask cperciva: Are great mathematicians born or mad... * I'm pretty sure most people wouldn't want live the life of Erdos...* Come on... travelling the world and couch-surfing for years on end, while having no financial concerns at all? I think most people would love to live that life.

andreyf on June 26, 2008 [–]

For a bit, sure, but I'd imagine sooner or later, most people get tired of doing math 16-20 hours a day and want to start a family or something.

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