Am I a Genius?

For not taking vitamins?

This article could lead you to think so. But don’t believe it!

I don’t take vitamin pills, basically because every time I’ve started, I’ve found myself incapable of maintaining the habit. So, as in other areas of my life, a bad character trait–in this case, my tendency to procrastinate in the adoption of something I’ve been told is good for me–has spared me.

I’m willing to let the early adopters have their day in the sun. If you wait around long enough, you always look like a genius.

[Thanks to Ann Althouse for putting me on to the NYT article.]

[This has been crossposted at my personal blog.]