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If someone is passionate about woodworking, they will make better cabinets than someone who is not. Same with coding. It's not about the hours, at all.

• Iftheshoefits 12y ago
  If they're working alone or with somebody who shares their passion, sure. What about the, oh, 90% of the rest of the time?
• Silhouette 12y ago
  If someone is skilled at woodworking, they will make better cabinets. No doubt there is a correlation between people who are passionate about something and people who are skilled at that thing. It seems likely to be a causal relationship, too. But it's the skill that makes the difference to the end result, not the passion. A diligent, conscientious woodworker might make just as good a cabinet as someone who loves to work wood. And a highly trained, professional woodworker will probably make much better cabinets than an enthusiastic amateur who is just having a go in their spare time.
• taeric 12y ago
  This seems like a dubious claim, to be honest. Just because someone is passionate about something, I see no reason to believe they are good at it. I would love to be proven wrong, as I am passionate about many things. However, I find that those that are more practiced are usually far better than simply those that are passionate. There is plenty of survivor bias in this claim, though. So I try not to use it as an indicator of anything.
  • hnnewguy 12y ago
    >However, I find that those that are more practiced are usually far better than simply those that are passionate. Passion is the starting point to becoming exceptional.
    • taeric 12y ago
      Ironically, as someone with children, I am more open to the opposite direction. Practice can lead to passion if someone grows the necessary stimulus reward from it. This can continue on to continued practice and can feed to progress. Or it could lead to a dead end.
      • cunac 12y ago
        this 1000x , as parent with grown up children