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Why are many incredibly talented people also wack jobs up top?

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1. I really don't know, I think its to do with over-activity of trhe brain.....Especially creative ones.... People tell me that I'm a bit crazy all the time, but I'm not alone - Amy Winehouse etc.!
2. eh? what du ya mean?
3. Just a belief that you have to be a little bit nutty to be to be talented to any great degree - that they are willing to do things other people normally wouldn't and stuff
4. I would love to tell you, but THEY don't want me to. THEY think that I'm dangerous. I'm kidding. The reason is that when a person can assimilate large amounts of information and correlate them, it changes the perception of the world around you. I'll give you an example. As a child, you were told about Santa Claus. At some point, you started to suspect that it was your parents. Now...what if your parents had insisted that Santa Claus was real? You worked out the math, showing them that it's impossible for Santa to visit every house. But they still persist in telling you that Santa is real. What if you caught them sneaking presents under the tree, and they still insisted he was real? "Oh, no. Santa brought these presents to the house, we are just rearranging them." You even find thier hidden 'stash' of gifts one year, and they still insist that Santa is real. Now, wouldn't that drive you a tad bit insane?
5. a mind thats scattered reachs further than one thats tidy.
6. Wack jobs? Is this a diagnosable condition or can anyone play?
7. Consensus. Most people are not overly talented and so the gifted people seem a bit weird...it is really the majority that are wack jos,as you put it.
8. Have no idea why however they seem to be prone to depression etc.