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Most people can learn to be OK at most things, with enough time or a "breakthrough". A significantly smaller number can be great at them.
by rue 16y ago
Most people can learn to be OK at most things, with enough time or a "breakthrough". A significantly smaller number can be great at them.
- ghaff 16y agoBingo. The comment with the highest signal-to-noise ratio on this thread. Speaking for myself. I am (though don't do much directly along these lines anymore) a decent engineer and programmer. Nothing spectacular. But I definitely struggled with more advanced math and physics. I have no doubt that had I majored in, say, Math and spent the same amount of time I did on my engineering degree it would have been very difficult. Yet, I knew people who considered Math an "easy" degree at the same school.
- emehrkay 16y agoSo are you saying that talent is when a person has passion for a subject and works hard at it?
- rhizome 16y agoI'm interpreting it as genius being a subset of those who work hard enough to be good at something.