I wonder how much the ability to persevere in the face of difficulty is affected by a person's genes? Exactly. The authors of that famous paper, "The Role of D

I wonder how much the ability to persevere in the face of difficulty is affected by a person's genes? Exactly. The authors of that famous paper, "The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance," said something along these same lines in their conclusion: that we should begin "viewing expert performers not simply as domain-specific experts but as experts in maintaining high levels of practice and improving performance."