Is natural talent largely irrelevant to great success? Or is it "you've either got it or you don't"?
Check out this article at biz.yahoo.com/.../great_1.html called "What It Takes To Be Great."
Your talent level determines the range of how fast you will be. The work you put in determines where you will fall in your talent range.
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Very insightful and succinct. This seems reasonable and true.
The range for an untalented swimmer and a talented swimmer have no over-lap.
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I may be reading this part incorrectly. It seems to imply that talent is all or nothing - you have it or you don't. Are there degrees of talent?
Your talent level determines the range of how fast you will be. The work you put in determines where you will fall in your talent range.
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Very insightful and succinct. This seems reasonable and true.
The range for an untalented swimmer and a talented swimmer have no over-lap.
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I may be reading this part incorrectly. It seems to imply that talent is all or nothing - you have it or you don't. Are there degrees of talent?
