I believe this way of thinking is an (ocidental?) cultural bias - "god gave you talent", "you're the chosen one", "your fate is sealed". In other cultures (K

I believe this way of thinking is an (ocidental?) cultural bias - "god gave you talent", "you're the chosen one", "your fate is sealed". In other cultures (Korea/Japan, at least?) it seems it's more common to attribute success to hard work and mentoring and less on innate abilities. You can't walk into a dojo and just tell the sensei "Mom said I'm very talented - please give me a black belt", you have to put in the work like everybody else. I wonder how much that shapes people's perception of what they can do, motivation, etc.