Talent is Overrated
March 22nd, 2009
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This is a fascinating book with this claim: world-class performance seems to have little connection to innate talent (which may not even exist), general ability (like IQ), or years of experience. The only factor supported by the evidence is the number of hours of “deliberate practice,” which must be designed for improvement, repeatable, usually includes a teacher, and is often not fun. I’m still taking it all in after several days.
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