Somewhat related: 
Something that I&#x27;ve noticed when helping extremely bright kids in science fairs: If they&#x27;re motivated, and there&#x27;s a pair of them who are friends, then I&#x27;m essentially useless and getting in the way. That&#x27;s happened multiple times (getting to the semi-finals&#x2F;finals of Google, Siemens, etc.) with pairs.<p>When they&#x27;re alone then it doesn&#x27;t workout so well.