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Two things people who put 10,000 hours have in common are: - They are naive and believe they can conquer the world - or are discouraged about their original in
by mcartyem 14y ago
Two things people who put 10,000 hours have in common are:
- They are naive and believe they can conquer the world - or are discouraged about their original inability and hide it.
- They share a sense of destiny in what they do. They can't imagine a world where they wouldn't be working any more in their medium.
So if you wanted to predict who will become a great programmer you could look for naivety and commitment. You could look for people who can't tell what they've accomplished. And which continue to obliviously work on (naively ambitious) things only because noone was around to stop them.
- ttty 14y agoInteresting, are you that kind of guy?
- mcartyem 14y agoOn (1) I point out naivety in particular because it's the most transparent and one of the most shocking. It's what you do not expect someone very capable to be. Paradoxical traits of personality in creative people are common. On (2) MacKinnon suggested the successful creative individual had an ongoing belief in the worth of their creative efforts. I don't claim these are the only two things to predict who will become a great programmer. http://arrow.dit.ie/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=aaschadpart http://arrow.dit.ie/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&con...