Being in the right place at the right time beats them both.
Probably3D on
Hard work + some luck is a good combination
FewWillingness1081 on
What if you’re talented, AND work hard?
j_boxing on
ok
Inevitable-Cut4842 on
if only
Stoepboer on
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard”
CyberRapDev on
I would say it’s more of Smart work than just Hard Work. Smart work combined with Talent is a killer combo.
CollegeWithMattie on
But if talent works hard, too?
Then hard work is fucked.
MonolithicPulse on
I absolutely love hiring people with that mentality. Work harder, not smarter #W2ForLifeGang
JacobStyle on
This can be true but is not always. I’ve been on both sides of this in situations where it was definitely NOT true.
I have a couple really specific talents that I did not work hard for and just sort of lucked into genetically. I’ve watched people bust their ass just to approximate what I can do without thinking about it. Similarly, I’ve busted my own ass trying to learn stuff, and when I ask people who are way more advanced than me, they say something like, “I don’t know. I just do it. Never really had to learn.”
The real world is messy, and there is a LOT of individual variation between people.
Admirable-Bath-3244 on
That’s why you should appreciate kids for working hard, not for being super human or better than others
WestAnalysis8889 on
Talent isn’t real. Some people are better at certain things than others at first, likely because they’ve had natural experience in that area. But over time, studies show that these advantages don’t last. At some point, you will still be over taken in skill by someone who is practicing. And even if you practice, someone else can over take you if you practice more.
Having an interest in a subject can make hard work feel less hard.
The only area where ” talent ” applies is in physical disciplines such as basketball or gymnastics. If you’re 5’6 you’re just not going to be in the NBA.
Also another interesting fact is that first round drafts picks often – not always – go on to become mediocre players. This is because eventually their peers’ hard work trumps theirs if they don’t continue intentional practice to improve their skills.
Instacredibility on
Absolutely correct. ATTITUDE over APTITUDE.
You may be naturally talented but unless you’re willing to put in the HARD MENTAL WORK of setting your ego aside, learning to sacrifice, learning to take and profit from criticism, you’d be like that dude from the classic movie ON THE WATERFRONT: “I could have been a contender”
All of us have potential. Only a few of us manage to complete the GRUELING JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY polishing that potential into SERVICE THAT HELPS OTHERS.
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Yes. Now, if only I could get back to work..
Ah yes, platitudes.
having a rich dad beats both
Being in the right place at the right time beats them both.
Hard work + some luck is a good combination
What if you’re talented, AND work hard?
ok
if only
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard”
I would say it’s more of Smart work than just Hard Work. Smart work combined with Talent is a killer combo.
But if talent works hard, too?
Then hard work is fucked.
I absolutely love hiring people with that mentality. Work harder, not smarter #W2ForLifeGang
This can be true but is not always. I’ve been on both sides of this in situations where it was definitely NOT true.
I have a couple really specific talents that I did not work hard for and just sort of lucked into genetically. I’ve watched people bust their ass just to approximate what I can do without thinking about it. Similarly, I’ve busted my own ass trying to learn stuff, and when I ask people who are way more advanced than me, they say something like, “I don’t know. I just do it. Never really had to learn.”
The real world is messy, and there is a LOT of individual variation between people.
That’s why you should appreciate kids for working hard, not for being super human or better than others
Talent isn’t real. Some people are better at certain things than others at first, likely because they’ve had natural experience in that area. But over time, studies show that these advantages don’t last. At some point, you will still be over taken in skill by someone who is practicing. And even if you practice, someone else can over take you if you practice more.
Having an interest in a subject can make hard work feel less hard.
The only area where ” talent ” applies is in physical disciplines such as basketball or gymnastics. If you’re 5’6 you’re just not going to be in the NBA.
Also another interesting fact is that first round drafts picks often – not always – go on to become mediocre players. This is because eventually their peers’ hard work trumps theirs if they don’t continue intentional practice to improve their skills.
Absolutely correct. ATTITUDE over APTITUDE.
You may be naturally talented but unless you’re willing to put in the HARD MENTAL WORK of setting your ego aside, learning to sacrifice, learning to take and profit from criticism, you’d be like that dude from the classic movie ON THE WATERFRONT: “I could have been a contender”
All of us have potential. Only a few of us manage to complete the GRUELING JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY polishing that potential into SERVICE THAT HELPS OTHERS.