To Succeed, Develop Your Talents Epigenetically

While visiting Rio de Janeiro two weeks ago, I attended a soccer game. I’m not a big soccer fan. Yet there I was up on my feet, hollering. You just can’t help yourself. Brazilians are the best soccer players in the world! Inspired by that game, I read the book Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham and the Science of Success by the British, former ping pong champion turned journalist, Matthew Syed. The book presents evidence that success is driven primarily by effort, not genetics. Just the idea of innate talents, has a negative effect on motivation and success. Society would achieve more if everyone understood that expertise is concretely achievable – you are not just born with it. There are … Continue reading →