21/08/2024
The book "Eureka!" has 22 main chapters. To give you a bit of the insights, I will post short snippets over the next few weeks. And here's the first one>
" ... I never felt like a talented person. First, it hardly came naturally to me. I had to practise this or that skill really hard, while others managed it, at least in my eyes, effortlessly and immediately.
Popular encyclopaedias describe talent (or giftedness) as the natural ability to do something better than most people. They say one can develop and improve skills but needs talent to be great at something. And you either have it or you don't. As they claim, talent is information written in our genes from birth, and this writing can never change during our lifetime.
Um. Do you like it?
Fortunately, most of these sources are only partially correct. It is only necessary to replace the rather vague term "natural ability" with innate disposition. I wouldn't even be afraid of the term physical pre-disposition. After all, you may become a more successful basketball player if you are taller than two metres than if you possess only an average height. However, even a stature over two metres does not guarantee anyone that they will play in the NBA.
Talent is often mistaken for skill. Skills can be acquired through learning, training, and practice. Therefore, a two-meter basketball player who has practised a lot will score better than a shorter player with the same amount of practice. In this scenario, "talent" refers to the physical attributes of your body, while the rest are simply skills.”
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