Talent Is Largely a Myth

Re:Talent Is Largely a Myth by Swizec on Sunday February 07, 2021 @06:04PM (#26059061)

I like the way my sister talks about this:

> Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.

To reach elite levels you need both.

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Re:Talent Is Largely a Myth by jnsie on Sunday February 07, 2021 @08:51PM (#26059953)

Your sister isn't Kevin Durant, by any chance. :-) No idea if this phrase was originally his, but it is often attributed to him.

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Re:Talent Is Largely a Myth by hinkley on Monday February 08, 2021 @01:30PM (#26068212)

    fortune favors the prepared mind

Is a very similar sentiment but suffers from use of the passive voice. It is a thing that is very obvious in hindsight, but isn't very, I don't know, motivational?

Reframing it into the active voice is a worthy goal, and this version I like better.

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