Current Events > How is it some people are so talented?

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Some people just have "it" or whatever you want to call it.

I feel kind of defeated. I always want to be the best at stuff but man, there are some serious levels to this.

I know the obvious answer is education, but i have talked to professionals in various industries and it comes down to more than that, especially when you are outside of the classroom setting it is sink or swim ya know.

It makes me feel so small.

Mimicry, Luck, Intuition, Grooming

genetics

A little privacy, forced publicity, and mad dashing never hurt ;)

Well

Not always

Idk, its always just come naturally its a gift and a curse

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Instead of shit posting on message boards, they practice their talent.

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Stay the course

Dig deeper

Reach for the stars

You are colossal

Sometimes it sucks having things come easy to you. Things bore you way, way easier.

You are the eyes of the world.

Very few people are actually talented to any degree that matters. Hard work and practice are more important factors in most cases.

Its lonely at the top.

Well firstly, instead of feeling small and defeated, they feel like they have room for growth. Even a talent requires development, there's always going to be other talented people trying to take your place. And if you don't have talent, good news, you don't need it. You just need to convince enough fools that you are great. Though I suppose manipulation and deception can also be talents.

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Talent is not as important as hard work and practice

at a certain point you gotta put in the time

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Luck

Sometimes time puts itself into you

Necessity is the mother of invention

and that street goes both ways

das just how i do

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There's only one thing that's gonna set you apart and let you succeed in life. It's the magic ticket they call talent, and if you don't have it, you're left to rot in despair. Game over.

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SevenTenths posted...

Instead of shit posting on message boards, they practice their talent.

I really should have become talented before message boards. That was my biggest mistake.

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money + the things people posted

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Jamie Foxx has a quote where he says something to the effect that god will give you all the talent in the world but balance it out by giving you a foot fetish or something.

Your boy can relate.

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Humans got on just fine before money.

You could learn to live off the land ;)

Not my cup of tea, personality. Especially in a populated area like lol

You say that like it's a bad thing.

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Dedication well get you to a certain point, but there are some innate things you just can't replicate, either for how quickly you pick something up, or how far you can go with that something.

A girl in my 5th grade class made a perfect replica of a poorly-printed copy of a painting of sunflowers behind a wooden fence. Hell, it looked better than what the printer put out, and she had never drawn before.

I gave up any ideas about drawing then and there.

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Perhaps you should be a writer because that was a concise thought with a beginning, middle and end. A short narrative with internal conflict and a message. I'd like to hear more of the thought process of this narrator.

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If you dont have a support structure, then you need to be your own support structure.

Break the chains that bind. One who wants for nothing, needs nothing.

Sometimes health problems can hinders one talent and skills, especially those that suffers from many kind of headaches and migraine from allergies. Sinus infection is a nightmare that one.

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Genetics. It can hurt to hear but its liberating once you understand everyone hits an intrinsic genetic ceiling in nearly every aspect of their life. Try to find a niche and do your best.

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Kolibri X posted...

everyone hits an intrinsic genetic ceiling in nearly every aspect of their life

Every? I don't think most people can reach their maximum potential in everything they do, and so much of what we do isn't even important.

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Just be born in an age and society where your skill set is valued. It's not that hard, jeez...

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Aressar posted...

Just be born in an age and society where your skill set is valued. It's not that hard, jeez...

I wish that was possible.

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there is no "it" -- or at least, it's not something inherent to the person.

it's all environmental factors. coming from a supportive family with money is the big one

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Guide posted...

Every? I don't think most people can reach their maximum potential in everything they do, and so much of what we do isn't even important.

I think he means the potential exists and is different for everyone, not that most people hit even one of those plateaus.

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Guide posted...

Every? I don't think most people can reach their maximum potential in everything they do, and so much of what we do isn't even important.

I meant everyone has a ceiling, not that everyone will attempt to reach it. No matter how much time or money I have I will never sing like Mercury, dunk like Jordan, have the creative spark of Da Vinci or the genius of Hawking. Everyone has limits and the sooner people accept that the happier with themselves they will be.

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Kolibri X posted...

I meant everyone has a ceiling, not that everyone will attempt to reach it. No matter how much time or money I have I will never sing like Mercury, dunk like Jordan, have the creative spark of Da Vinci or the genius of Hawking. Everyone has limits and the sooner people accept that the happier with themselves they will be.

all the people you named are (or were) members of a community. they basically became well-known due to chance, not because of anything they were in control of.

for every person like that that becomes famous, there are many, many equally skilled people who don't

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Typical CE.

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