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Golf certainly lends itself to this versus other vocations. Why do you say that? I can't think of many that don't lend itself to that. Programming? Math? C
by kenjackson 16y ago
Golf certainly lends itself to this versus other vocations.
Why do you say that? I can't think of many that don't lend itself to that. Programming? Math? Chess? Plumbing? Carpentry? Tax accountant? Table tennis? Nurse?
I think the vocations where this seems unlikely to work are rare. Basketball -- due to height, and sprinting, due to the pure athleticism required, being probably the biggest ones I can think of.
- fjh 16y ago> Why do you say that? I can't think of many that don't lend itself to that. Programming? Math? Chess? Plumbing? Carpentry? Tax accountant? Table tennis? Nurse? Golf probably has the advantage that it is easier to measure or judge someone's performance than some of the things you mentioned. While practice certainly helps with all of them, I would think that it would be quite hard to objectively evaluate the skill of a mathematician or a plumber in comparison.
- xiaoma 16y agoMathematics is notoriously famous for being dominated by the young. In more recent times, as more depth is required to break new ground, mathematicians have been making breakthroughs at slightly older ages... but they started just as young. In a sense, it's even more exclusive now. The current experts are still extremely bright people who developed exceptional abilities in their 20's, but then they had to keep on grinding further just to get caught up with the current state of their specialty. In fact, the situation with chess is very similar. I'd say go with either nurse, or tax accountant since they are in demand and still pay well even if you don't have sufficient talent and/or early training to become the best.