
Where Did The Idea of Innate Talent Originate?Ĭolvin traces it to Francis Galton, 19th-century English aristocrat and college dropout. And the more you do it, the closer you move to greatness. Deliberate practice isn’t mindless repetition. In Talent Is Overrated, Colvin explores controversies about talent-including the idea it may not exist.Īnd something called “deliberate practice” may be more significant. According to Geoff Colvin, Fortune magazine editor at large, the only thing hardwired at birth is the drive to get milk from your mama.

I was hardwired at birth to allocate capital. can be spotted early, before it’s fully expressed?.is a divine spark from a higher source?.
