Posted by Dinah on January 16, 2008, at 12:21:54
In reply to Re: I've been enjoying this article., posted by caraher on January 16, 2008, at 12:04:41
I'm actually finding parts of it a bit unbelievable. I think I could practice all my life and never be as good as Michael Jordan. I haven't even a dribble of athletic ability, and my spacial relations are poor. I could get better, but I could never be spectacular.
I'm thinking it's more likely to be some sort of combination. You have to have a certain degree of natural talent, then do what they describe.
I used to be involved with showing dogs, and in order to be a great best in show winner you needed to have the basics of wonderful conformation and excellent breed characteristics. But that needed to be coupled with a certain something extra. And I had a dog who had that something extra, but had a few flaws in the basics.
I'm thinking this is a similar thing. What sets experts apart may be the working hard with feedback. But I'm guessing that if you really have no ability, somewhere along the line your feedback would tell you that.
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