Comments on: Realizing My Limitations http://thewritingbase.com/general/realizing-my-limitations/ Thu, 27 May 2010 09:51:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ruhsa http://thewritingbase.com/general/realizing-my-limitations/comment-page-1/#comment-120 ruhsa Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:21:00 +0000 http://loonybaloney.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/realizing-my-limitations/#comment-120 yep- def have stories like that e.g. I have never been able to do circuits. I could understand quantum physics or how a nuclear reactor works but couldn't do the basic freshman 101 circuits class. Just couldn't wrap my brain around that one no matter how hard I tried, even in grad school. Music is another example. No matter how much I practiced, my fingers just don't work right on a piano keyboard. It's a humbling experience to realize that aptitude/talent are real, and sheer hard work is not sufficient to make up for it! <br/><br/>But you know, lack of talent never stopped me from doing anything :-) yep- def have stories like that e.g. I have never been able to do circuits. I could understand quantum physics or how a nuclear reactor works but couldn’t do the basic freshman 101 circuits class. Just couldn’t wrap my brain around that one no matter how hard I tried, even in grad school. Music is another example. No matter how much I practiced, my fingers just don’t work right on a piano keyboard. It’s a humbling experience to realize that aptitude/talent are real, and sheer hard work is not sufficient to make up for it!

But you know, lack of talent never stopped me from doing anything :-)

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