There are 8 billion people on Earth, and in the face of such a large base, there are no truly brilliant ideas that are one in a million. Whatever you want to do, someone has definitely already done it, and there are certainly people who have done it earlier, on a larger scale, and better.
So, the right path is to follow the paths that others have walked and validated. In school exams, you only need to learn how to solve problems; there's no need to create formulas.
When entering society and starting to feel exceptional, there's an urge to innovate and to disrupt.
Learn how to learn and the method of "copying homework," then replicate and optimize; that is the most effective path for you and me.
