02-08-2014, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Relentless
If you'd like to participate in a philosophical discussion you are welcome to start doing so.
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You didn't post anything in opposition to my viewpoint.
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refresher for you-
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Originally Posted by dyna mo
The 2 serious flaws in the theory is it assumes everyone is
2. presented with the opportunities and situations to realize what they are good at.
1. good at sorting out what they are good at or not good at.
Moreover, it completely discounts practice, effort, training and education. It takes years to develop the skills and everything else needed to find out if someone is good at any particular thing or not.
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Originally Posted by dyna mo
Your suggestions implies that steady handedness is a natural talent and if you do not have that natural talent then you need not try to develop it. That's just not how it works,
see my thread on outliers for more.
It also implies the ability to move from having that ability to turn it into a successful business, again, a pipe dream.
I have steady hand, I can pick up dog shit without getting any on my hand. I should have become a professional dig shit picker upper eh.
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What is this family worth $80 million good at?
Being the family of a girl who was good at partying. |
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OP, did you look up my outliers thread for actual research on what makes uber successful people successful?
I'll go ahead and spill the beans- Hard work and an environment conducive to fostering success.
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Originally Posted by dyna mo
I agree, that's part of the environment.
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You completely missed the point and that's because you didn't read any of it. If you had read any of it you would have read that athletic skill is not a cognitive skill. Of course 10,000 hours won't make someone wayne gretsky.
Again, you're free to cling to your dinner bro's big observation. I've shared my view, success takes hard work and proper environmental components.
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