You could have a natural talent for something you will never attempt
You could have a natural talent for something you will never attempt
I suspect it's worse than that: most people have multiple natural talents they never discover. That is why I encourage my kids to try all kinds of experiences, and not label themselves as "not a science person" or "not outdoorsy". You don't need to be good at just one thing.
47A famous philosopher pondered why seals can balance balls. They don't need to in the wild. Could a tiger play the banjo? Who's gonna try?
23The seal thing isn't a huge surprise; they need a lot of fine nose control to swim and hunt efficiently. The same way we need hand eye coordination and can balance balls with our hands.
5It's from a standup routine from Eddie Izzard.
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Is there such a thing as talent that isn’t a byproduct of a high IQ and personal interest
13Well, you could have perfect pitch
46I used to climb towers for a living. Never thought I'd be into it but I actually really liked it and wish I'd started earlier in life and kept at it longer. Can guarantee the only high IQ involved a tape measure and a bad pun.
19I used to climb towers for a living
How does that work?
Why did they pay you to climb towers?1
Yeah, almost all sports. Although maybe you don't consider physical proportions and stuff like that "talent" exactly.
10There's also talents that are byproducts of being born to wealthy parents
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12I have so much talents. I think.
7There could be a second Einstein out there, but we'd never know, because she was unable to go to school.
1Why do I suddenly have a deep seeded desire to try pyramid building and slave control?!!
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