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talent = passion X dedication I don't even know where to fit experience in that formula... As Joel Spolsky (I think) said, beyond 6 months experience in a lang
by Hexstream 19y ago
talent = passion X dedication
I don't even know where to fit experience in that formula... As Joel Spolsky (I think) said, beyond 6 months experience in a language it doesn't matter much anymore.
- rrival 19y agoThere are a lot of useless, passionate, dedicated people running around (misguided != talented). I prefer to avoid them.
- Hexstream 19y agoWe must have very different definitions of "useless", "passionate" and "dedicated". Here are mine: Useless: Inconsequential, meaningless, that has no useful result. Passionate: Derives genuine happiness and a feeling of fulfilment when doing some particular thing. Dedicated: Demonstrates perseverence and involvement in a nontrivial task, spanning a nontrivial amount of time. Per those definitions, I don't see how someone can possibly be simultaneously useless, passionate and dedicated.
- rrival 19y agoOne could split hairs here indefinitely, especially debating the nature of what being useful means and to whom.