I understand where they're coming from. If someone puts tremendous value on hard work over outstanding results, they can take "you're so talented" as an insult, a trivialization of their struggle to achieve. Clearly, that kind of person is a little hung-up on being appreciated the right way.
(Incidentally, I think there's an alternative to talent being a leg-up at the BEGINNING. I think talent (aptitude) can be extra room at the top end. Your dial can go to 11 where other people's only goes to 10. Still a lot of work getting it there. I guess that's the idea behind testing people BEFORE they get into colleges.)
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Date: 2007-09-20 11:13 pm (UTC)(Incidentally, I think there's an alternative to talent being a leg-up at the BEGINNING. I think talent (aptitude) can be extra room at the top end. Your dial can go to 11 where other people's only goes to 10. Still a lot of work getting it there. I guess that's the idea behind testing people BEFORE they get into colleges.)