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Why Being a Child Prodigy Doesn’t Lead to Adult Success as Often as You’d Think

From Nobel winners to Olympic champions, a new study finds childhood stardom is a poor predictor of world-class success.

The child prodigy who beats you at chess when you’re a kid is going to fade away in adulthood 90% of the time, study says

"Across the highest adult performance levels, peak performance is negatively correlated with early performance." ...
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The Curious Story Of Kim Ung-Yong, The South Korean Child Prodigy Who Became Known As A ‘Failed Genius’

Kim Ung-Yong became famous in the 1960s as a child prodigy, but the truth about his later life is more difficult to verify.