One of the hot topics in best-selling books these days is talent - the debate being around nature versus nurture. Are some people born with a gift? Or is talent the result of years of training and practice? Most scientists today seem to favor nurture over nature. Here is a study I recently came across that I thought was
One of the most thought-provoking books that I have ever read is Flow, written in 1992 by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, at the time Chairman of the Psychology Department at The University of Chicago. This small print, 300-page book is full of important thoughts. And it is with a lot of humility that I summarize Professor Csikszentmihalyi's main
I have always been fascinated by how some people rise to the top of their profession or endeavor ... and others do not. In certain activities - e.g., business, sports and entertainment - the word "talent" often comes up. An explanation for success almost always uses the word "talent." "That Roger Federer is amazingly talented." "I love
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