The NYT has a book review called "How to Be Brilliant" that reviews ‘The Genius in All of Us’ by David Shenk.
The book argues two things: (1) that our real problem isn't “talent scarcity” but a “latent talent abundance.” Our problem “isn’t our inadequate genetic assets,” but “our inability, so far, to tap into what we already have.” Turns out there may be a feedback loop between heredity and our world. And, (2) although we’ve traditionally regarded superior talent as a rare and mysterious gift bequeathed to a lucky few, in fact, Shenk writes, science is revealing it to be the product of highly concentrated effort.
This makes a lot of sense to me - if you want to be truly great at something you must practice, practice, practice!
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Makes sense.
Similar view espoused by Malcolm Gladwell in his book "Outliers": the 10,000 hour rule. One of the main keys to becoming great at anything... from guitar to law... is practice for 10,000 hours. Basically: work hard, achieve success.
That's about 250 weeks, or about 5 years of 8 hours a day practice. Wowza!
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