There seems to be a general assumption that brilliant people cannot stand routine ; that they need a varied , exciting life in order to do their best . It is also assumed that dull people are particularly suited for dull work . We are told that the reason the present-day young complain so loudly about the dullness of jobs is that they are better educated and brighter than the young of the past . 

Actually , there is no evidence that people who achieve a lot desire , let alone live , colorful lives . The opposite is nearer the truth . Einstein worked out his theory of relativity while serving as a clerk in a Swiss patent office . Immanuel Kant's daily life was a dull routine . The housewives of Konigsberg set their clocks when they saw him pass , on his way to the university . He took the same walk each morning , rain or shine . The greatest distance Kant ever traveled was sixty miles from Konigsberg . 

It may be true that work on the assembly line dulls the abilities and empties the mind , and the cure is only fewer hours of work at higher pay . But during fifty years as a workingman , I have found dull routine coexisting with an active mind . While doing dull , repetitive work by the water , I could talk with my partners and compose sentences in my mind , all at the same time . Chances are that had my work been too interesting I could not have done any thinking and composing at work or even on my own time after returning from work . 

People who find dull jobs unbearable are often dull people who do not know what to do with themselves at leisure . Children and mature people will get used to dull routine , while the adolescent , who has lost the child's ability for concentration and is without the inner resources of the mature , needs excitement and novelty to get rid of boredom . QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What category of people requires excitement and novelty to get rid of boredom?
2. Boredom can only be suppressed through excitement and novelty by which category of people?
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Q2:
1. What general assumption is made with regards to brilliant people?
2. Brilliant people can only do their best according to what general assumption?
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Q3:
1. What other assumption is made relating to dull people?
2. What type of work is assumed to be suited for dull people?
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Q4:
1. Is there any evidence showing that the assumptions relating to brilliant and dull people are true?
2. Are the general assumptions having to do with brilliant and dull people supported by any evidence?
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Q5:
1. Considering the lack of evidence supporting the assumptions connected with brilliant and dull people, what theory is nearer the truth?
2. What theory is nearer the truth with regards to brilliant and dull people?
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Q6:
1. Which famous scientist provides evidence supporting the theory that the opposite is true?
2. Which famous person came up with a theory in a swiss patent office supporting the view that the opposite was true?
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Q7:
1. How did Einstein prove that the general assumptions regarding brilliant and dull people were not true?
2. What did Einstein do in to order to prove that the general assumptions regarding brilliant and dull people were not true?
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Q8:
1. How many years did the author work?
2. For how long did the author work?
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Q9:
1. What did the author find out during his fifty years of work?
2. What did the author find out during his career?
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Q10:
1. What could the author do while conducting dull, repetitive work?
2. What would the author do while he worked by the water?
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Q11:
1. The author would talk with his work partners while working, what else would he do?
2. What would the author do while working other than talking with his work partners?
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Q12:
1. What does the author say about people that find dull jobs unbearable?
2. What is the opinion of the author with regards to those who believe dull jobs are unbearable?
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Q13:
1. Which categories of people are capable of getting used to dull jobs?
2. Dull jobs may only be bearable by which categories of people?
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