Growing up nerdy builds character. I know it sounds trite but being an outcast, growing up outside the circle frees you, lets you be you. Trying to be cool wastes so much time and effort, acting and talking and dressing the way you think other kids expect you to. Nerds simply are. A University of Virginia study published in the journal Child Development showed “coolness at 13 does not translate into success by age 23.” The study followed 184 kids for ten years, interviewing them first in middle school then intermittently until they turned 23. They came from “various...