>Pretending we have the same abilities perpetuates the myth that people can help themselves if they just try hard enough. This seems like an absurd conclusion.

>Pretending we have the same abilities perpetuates the myth that people can help themselves if they just try hard enough. This seems like an absurd conclusion. It is so generic. This issue with abilities only really makes sense when you have a specific goal that requires a specific ability or set of abilities to achieve. Generically concluding that people cannot help themselves by trying harder is crazy. Sure, there are specific cases but this conclusion is generic and therefore incorrect. It seems that either I or the author really misunderstand this 10,000 rule. My understanding was always that I cannot truly master something without 10,000 hours of practice. This is very, VERY different than saying I can master anything with 10,000 hours. I believe my understanding is the popular take? I always think of Harrison Bergeron when I read things like this.