
You might find opportunities that were previously unforeseen. Although this may seem like a good idea, there are no guarantees that your future will be what you expected. Therefore, many people commit to their careers at an early age and base their entire life’s plan around it. People often have to decide on a career path when they’re very young. This narrative may work for some people but not all of us. We’re supposed to graduate high school at 18, go to college and then get married and have children.

Society often pressures us to live a certain way. You’ll find new opportunities to achieve your goals.

Big Idea #1: Don’t plan long-term, because life is unpredictable. Therefore, this will never happen again in history. Your biological makeup and social circumstances are completely unique. Your unique combination of environments will never exist again in exactly the same way as they did for you. The second factor is your environment, which includes where you grew up and what school or neighborhoods you were a part of. The first is genetics, which means your DNA affects how you think and behave. Scientists have found that the differences between individuals are due to two factors. This means that you’re unique in terms of genetics, but also psychologically because your brain has never been used by anyone else either. No one has ever had it before, and no one will again. The first thing you should know is that you are the only human being with your exact genetic makeup. We all know we’re different from each other, but have you ever considered how much? You are special because of your biology and environment as well as your thoughts. Contrary to what most people believe, it’s not their talent, but rather hard work over many years that determines success. Talent is Overrated explores the top performers in a number of fields to get at the bottom of just what makes them great.

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