Society is Good at Training Talent But Systematically Bad at Nurturing Genius

"As a society we do an awful job in cultivating genius. Here is a representative Quote “Society is good at training talent but bad at cultivating genius. Talented people are good at hitting targets others can’t hit, but geniuses find targets others can’t see. They are opposite modes of excellence. Talent is predictable, genius is unpredictable,” argues David Perell." - Article excerpt.

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Society is Good at Training Talent But Systematically Bad at Nurturing Genius

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2023-03-07

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"As a society we do an awful job in cultivating genius. Here is a representative Quote “Society is good at training talent but bad at cultivating genius. Talented people are good at hitting targets others can’t hit, but geniuses find targets others can’t see. They are opposite modes of excellence. Talent is predictable, genius is unpredictable,” argues David Perell." - Article excerpt.

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