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> Very specifically, even if someone is not born with some kind of natural talent for math, with sufficient training I believe that most people can be successf
by b_emery 10y ago
> Very specifically, even if someone is not born with some kind of natural talent for math, with sufficient training I believe that most people can be successful professionally as well as provide new results that aid everyone in the field.
You sum it up very well - I completely agree. I might not have the genes to be Einstein, but I can be a professional scientist. A very important point that is often missed.
- sn9 10y agoAnd to turn it around, you might actually have the genes to be the best. But if you never put in the thousands of hours of quality work necessary to brush up against that genetic ceiling, you'll never know. I find that this is case in >99.9% of the people who say they don't have the genes for something.