In this same vein, if you are not familiar with Twyla Tharp's
The Creative Habit I recommend it highly. Reviews on Amazon will give you the flavor of it. Addresses similar issues in terms of developing potential and how much of 'talent' is in fact process.
(as you probably know, Tharp is one of the great dancer/choreographers of our time )
>For lots of reasons, but particularly if you have children, I think you will gain a lot of insight from this book:
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>Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin
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http://tinyurl.com/befdnx>
>Unlike what most of us believe, that talent is something we either have or not, it turns out that talent can actually be learned and developed, which will come as a surprise to many I'm sure. The author clearly explains and shows with extensive relevant research how it can be achieved and, amazingly, by most anyone. But the price for becoming truly talented, whether in sport, business, or any other field, is a high one.
Charles Hankey
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- Thomas Hardy
Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm-- but the harm does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves.
-- T. S. Eliot
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Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.
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