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That's why I think that trying to be the best in the world at something almost certainly means setting yourself up for failure. At the top, you have genetic fr
by agota 7y ago
That's why I think that trying to be the best in the world at something almost certainly means setting yourself up for failure.
At the top, you have genetic freaks with insane work ethic that are obsessed with that particular skill. Can you compete with that? No.
I'd guess that if you have average talent, you can probably get to the top 10%, mainly through outworking everyone else. But you will never be the best in the world.
- cc-d 7y agoAnecdotally, during the years I effectively spent the entirety of my time playing competitive multiplayer games, I reached the top 0.1% level in 4 different games with player counts far above a million. 3 of those being entirely different genres many skills did not directly transfer between. And you know what I learned? 1. 750+ hours of "practice" is always required and 2. The difference between top x.x% and #1 is astounding. There are very few areas of skill in which putting in several thousand hours of consistent practice will not land you in the top 1% at least, assuming you have close to the average physical/mental aptitude of people who usually take up this skill. But you will never be Magnus Carlsen. The skill difference between 0.01% and #1 is far greater than the skill difference between 50% and 1%.