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Omens of exceptional talent - Alexey Guzey
And so, by analyzing the data differently, we discovered that fresh-faced thinkers disproportionately break through not because youth and creativity are intertwined. They do so because on the whole, they’re more productive. Undeterred by disinterest or failure, young people try again and again. That’s why scientists write most of their breakthrough
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Tara Seshan • How to Hire Low Experience, High Potential People
Like Ahmed, she found that traits like curiosity were essential. But she found that they also needed high emotional resilience to pursue their interests in the face of external expectations. “Because we live in a society that tells us to specialise, and these are people who didn’t do that – they forged their own path.” Many people may lack the nece... See more
bbc • Why Some People Are Impossibly Talented
To disprove the standardization mindset’s view that talent is special, all we need to do is aim our telescope at the social universe and see whether anybody has talent other than those individuals who manage to climb to the top of society’s talent ladder.
Todd Rose • Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment
Not surprisingly, people who seem to do well in this world are ones who do not fit into the traditional organizational structures; they are difficult to hire and manage because they do not rely on traditional symbols of power, such as organizational titles, monetary rewards, and command of large departments. They are driven by intrinsic motivations
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