LogFAQs > #950900643

A lot of well adjusted zen masters in here never frustrated at anything beyond their control.

I think it's frustrating and overall I'm quite naturally talented at a lot of things but even then, theres always someone better.

People love to espouse hard work but at the highest level everyone is working hard and at the point only talent and luck let you reach the top. In anything competitive thats really damn frustrating. There's also cases where the literal best actually doesn't work that hard. They just have such a large skill gap that they can win regardless. I recall some professional fighters being this way, known for rarely practicing and yet still reign as the champion. Of course, usually the gap at the top isn't large enough to allow that, but it certainly can end up that way.

Of course, people have a misconception on talent. Being quick to pick something up barely correlates to your ceiling. Activities require sets of skills to be good but often times the skills that make the biggest impact will change as you improve. Being good at art early on might have more to with fine motor control whereas later on a better understanding of ratios, depth and lighting might make a bigger impact.

You really can't even know if you have talent in something until you've put your all into it for a long time and finally hit a ceiling you just can't overcome but even then, it's possible that you just need more time or some change in perspective. You will realistically never know how naturally talented you actually are. And thats also really frustrating. It means you can't even know if something is worth pursuing until you've potentially wasted years on it.

I don't think it makes sense to hate a person for their natural ability though. Not only is it not their fault, but even if it was, who wouldn't choose to be good if they had the option?

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