Listen to absolutely mind-bending article about a school student, how he developed an interest in real math, the strict penance-like discipline he follows for his research and how he managed to publish quality research paper internationally all the while finishing his homework and still being in school.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://raisingamathematician.wordpress.com/2021/06/16/student-diaries-thoughts-on-research/