Talent = 10,000 Hours + Luck

Combine endless toil with dumb luck and you've got talent.
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[LucentTwinkle]

well i think i logged in over 10,000 hours of procrastinating. i think i'm screwed.

[TheOfficialWoover]

dammit... i had everything but the right kind of facial hair...

[Herc0gs]

LUCK is an opportunity that offers itself to people who actually do something.

And HARD WORK is pointless if you're doing push-ups instead of chin-ups.

Therefore TALENT = understanding the material. It's realizing what kind of work and what kind of attitude is necessary to accomplish a certain goal (weather it's in art or sports).

[onee]

@AsThe3rdEye Usually succes contains (at least) two persons. The person we get to know/The person with a(n) dream/idea/purpose/belief etc. For example Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Richard Branson etc. And the person we barely get to know/The person which looks from a realistic perspective and tries to make this dream come true. For example Roy Disney, Steve Wozniak, Paul Allen, Nik Powell etc. I don't say just two persons are enough, but usually all success stories start like that.

[AsThe3rdEye]

@quitejaded

Physiological tendencies are not controlled. They can be improved, but there is no "cure". The strength of the tendency dictates the effort required to control it, stronger tendencies mean more effort, which leaves less time for inspiration and development of talent.

Saying that a certain combination of inborn tendencies can result in talent is the same as saying "Someone in X group will eventually be talented in Y", which is just a law of averages.

[AsThe3rdEye]

@onee

All well and good, but if your opportunity involves other people (and most do) then conditions need to be right with those people as well, that is to say you can't do everything on your own and the chance of success becomes a more complicated equation with each new variable or person. Your cited examples are all good, but of the 5-6 billion people on the planet, there will only ever be one Walt Disney.

Luck, chance, fate. It`s all just a play on the numbers game.

[SpringWaterMassives]

ummm don't judged me but is 6hours a day since 2006 on COD make me talented?

[Williamsfan]

Winners make their own luck.

[onee]

I don't believe in luck. I believe in opportunities. You can sit and wait for an opportunity or create your own. Just look at: Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates etc.

[onee]

@LucentTwinkle That means you are a world class procrastinator. LOL!!! :P

[mesterlinkx]

I think it's kind of a problem today, when everyone is told that they can do everything they won't bother untill it's to late.

[quitejaded]

@CCRider100 Everyone is talented in one way or another. Just as certain people have physiological tendencies to gain weight, get cancer, be flexible, strong, etc. We have psychological and personality tendencies. These tendencies combined in a positive way = talent in my eyes.