Oh man, I agree with this so much. I was always at the top of the class, clever, etc., etc. But, um, I'm in grad school and I still haven't the slightest idea how to do projects. I guess a few have gotten done. But anything that requires long term planning? No, nothing. And this was even true in elementary and high school. E.g., I'm great with science, but could never, ever do science fair projects. I was able to get by, generally, on writing convincing reports the night before. I could procrastinate on 95% of things and somehow do the other 5% in a flurry that I don't quite recall. I write well enough to get by on not actually being able to do anything that requires planning or diligent work. I still can't, really. And I'm not convinced it's some deep intrinsic flaw that can't be remedied (though I mean, sometimes I look back and think, wow, I can't ever be a scientist, I'VE NEVER DONE A GOOD SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT), but it's like I'm fifteen years behind where I should be and resources aren't exactly great for making that up.