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This is not the most popular idea these days but talent differences exist and they make a huge difference in the outcome. In my profession and in my hobbies I've seen plenty of people with 20+ years of experience who are quickly overtaken by a talented newcomer in less than a year. And I've also seen people who put a lot into a field they really have no proclivity towards and they get absolutely nowhere.

I see talent as the base of the pyramid. The limit to how high you can build your pyramid is the talent. There's certainly plenty of people who never reach their full potential for lack of prerequisites, opportunities, resources, etc. But there's a clear difference in how high and how fast different people can build even with equal circumstances.




What is your profession/hobby if I may ask? Just curious.


Mediocre software engineer / very good amateur motorcyclist and mediocre bodybuilder. 20+ years of experience in all of them.




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