Had I known earlier, though, that there was a rea- son beyond my control to explain why I was a low achiever, I may not have worked so hard in my late 20s and early 30s.

• 如果我早点儿知道我成功较晚是有原因的，并且这个原因是我不能控制的，那么我在二、三十岁时就可能不那么拼命工作了。