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Famously, Michael Jordan was cut from his sophomore high school team. I won't deny there are people who have disabilities or genetic advantages. But we overest
by emseetech 2y ago
Famously, Michael Jordan was cut from his sophomore high school team.
I won't deny there are people who have disabilities or genetic advantages. But we overestimate the necessity of innate talent and severely underestimate the potential of practice, hard work and mentorship (and raw obsession if we're being honest) in most people, outliers notwithstanding.
- brookst 2y agoYeah, I think “outlier” is the key word there. Within the realm of typical physiology, typical genetics, typical nurture (say within two standard deviations for all of those), there’s huge opportunity for hard work and growth.