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  • Hard work and Talent

    Jaskiran Kaur
    6 replies
    Does hard work really beat talent as most people claim?

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    robiul haque
    Many people ponder what is more important - talent or hard work. Talent is that ability that one is naturally gifted with, that makes a person great at one or several things. A hard-working individual is someone who puts more effort into doing something and completes tasks diligently.
    Iren
    Recently I got acquainted with the book "Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else" (Geoff Colvin), in which the author gives very strong arguments in favor of the fact that hard work is more important than talent.
    Nishith from True Sparrow
    Sales Sparrow by True Sparrow
    @iren_bioinformatician I agree. Talent is overrated. Btw, how's the book?
    Minal Joshi Jaeckli
    I think so. As Thomas Edison said, “Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” What do you think Jaskiran?