Belief in the natural talent myth is one of the most poisonous forces in the universe. Natural talent doesn't exist. If you want to get better at something you need to practice, to be persistent, and to have great teachers. That's it.
Do You Believe In Natural Talent
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4954 days ago
VERY thought-provoking article! You got me thinking harder than I've thought in ages, and quite frankly harder than I like to think! I guess it means you've done your job.
I'm still out on the subject. I want to agree with you; you've presented too many compelling reasons for me to disagree outright. I've just seen too much natural talent:
A neighbor when I was young and my mother had bought me a piano. I sucked, even after taking lessons for years. Our neighbor, John, sat down for 10 minutes and with no experience, just his ear, he began playing beautiful tunes.
Our computer technician is 16 years old. No formal education. No books. he just started ripping computers apart at the age of eight and figured things out on his own.
Education is one thing, but even with immense expenditures on learning in the form of time and effort, I can't do most forms of math.Even simple math.
And there are those naturals who just, naturally, learn things and do them well.
GREAT article!
Yoni