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> Olympic athletes are stunningly focused achievers—I’d love to see that energy and drive applied to something that mattered. Some of their focus comes from ju
by itake 2y ago
> Olympic athletes are stunningly focused achievers—I’d love to see that energy and drive applied to something that mattered.
Some of their focus comes from just being naturally talented at their activity. I am really focused on coding, b/c I have a natural affinity to working with computers, but that doesn't mean I can focus on gymnastics.
- ludston 2y agoPeople often like what they are good at, true, but people become good at things through work and practice. I am tired of the general attitude that somebody will either like something or dislike it after they give it a little try, when pretty much any performance art, be it programming, playing sport, drawing or learning an instrument comes front-loaded with hundreds of hours of practice before somebody can get good enough at it to properly enjoy it.