Another quote that has recently struck me from the wonderful essay / poem by Julia Schanen (Schanen, 2021):
“I’m getting tired of being mistaken for a genius,
when I’m just a plain old nerd.
Struggling, stumbling, pushing, experimenting.
Trying to get more of something that makes me feel
fascinated and uncomfortable,
hopeless,
stupid,
excited,
real.” (Schanen, 2021)
References
Schanen, J. (2021). Math person (Strogatz Prize entry). National Museum of Mathematics.