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I think this is really "it's not hard to get into the 95th percentile of things that you are already fairly good at." Yes, if you have a history of playing vid

by D13Fd 5y ago

I think this is really "it's not hard to get into the 95th percentile of things that you are already fairly good at." Yes, if you have a history of playing video games, it's not hard to pick up another game and do well--and, with some focus, do very well. But what if he tried to pick up playing the flute? How about drawing comics? Competitive swimming? Investing? What about being in the 95th percentile of a complex field like medicine or law? Assuming he doesn't already have a background in those things, he's probably going to have a hard time reaching the "95th percentile" of skill.

raydev 5y ago
> But what if he tried to pick up playing the flute? How about drawing comics? Competitive swimming? Investing? Having seen exactly 2 of your examples in real life, particularly people who had no experience and no interest in painting or playing an instrument until their 40s, a few years of persistence and targeted practice made them better than me after a lifetime of “casual play”. I might have to put in less time to “get better than them” if I really sat down and tried for a year, but I’m not sure that matters in the way you’re thinking