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I've wondered for a long time whether being hardworking is a "talent" that some people naturally have more of. Self-control being heritable would be some suppor
by Mirioron 7y ago
I've wondered for a long time whether being hardworking is a "talent" that some people naturally have more of. Self-control being heritable would be some support for that idea.
- stri8ed 7y agoI always thought it erroneous when people say somebody "has the genes to be a great X" but made nothing of it. The ability to actualize those genes, itself, requires good genes for "executing" (motivation, discipline etc..). So if somebody is lazy, but with "great genes", then those genes are in fact not great.
- Mirioron 7y agoI think the idea many people have is that being hardworking is something you decide on your own and not related to your genes. Being lazy is seen as a character flaw that a person could change rather than something more innate. I think they're right to a degree, but I'm also guessing that it's easier for some people to not be lazy than others.
- sixplusone 7y agoBut if you factor in environmental influence, such as having a tiger parent, then the great genes for X would still be activated without requiring the complimentary execution genes. Nurture nurtures nature.
- stri8ed 7y agoNo doubt, like all things genes, environment has a non-negligible impact.
- dr_dshiv 7y agoHave you heard of "learned industriousness"?
- Mirioron 7y agoI had not heard of the term, but the ideas behind it are what I've considered. My own guess is that it's a mix of both genes and behavior. If being hardworking was based purely on the environment then I suspect that we would see a lot more success in treatment of ADHD without drugs. But it does make intuitive sense to me that it is something you can build up as well.