Where do people come up with the ridiculous notion that people are just born with talent?

Question

Talent as an ability that is developed like every other ability a person learns throughout life. It has been scientifically proven that talent is an ability based off years of practice with the individual’s sincere interest in the developed ability that he or she has.

Take a pro athlete for instance, any pro foot ball player has been playing football for years, most of them have been playing football since they were just old enough to participate in the sport. Same goes for people of other talents, music, acting, even such skills as mechanical comprehension and so on.

Why do people have this fairy tale idea that people are just born and meant to do what they do, as far as I know, people are born to live and make choices. Is this some kind of way for people to make themselves feel above others, is it a way for people to cope with certain failures in life, if it is, it can very easily back fire and make an individual feel just the opposite.

Answer 1

Dont want to be a party crasher but i'm afraid you are wrong. The psychologist Gardner suggested that each individual manifests varying levels of different intelligences, and thus each person has a unique "cognitive profile" or has "talents".

Answer 2

Absolutely Right....^_^   Very interesting question too..

I agree with everything u said cause its all true...People have to work hard to earn their talent and to unlock them to their fullest Potential....you have to practise to be good at something...it is not a born talent...and I cant stand when people said that that person was born Lucky cause they were born with  a gift a talent...

Yes people are indeed born to make choices in their lives and to learn, live and grow....And we can all work hard to unlock our talents.   You can not be born to be good at something, your brain has to get used to something when you practice over and over again......that is how it works  ^_^

I used to believe in Prodigy and that somehow it could be genetic that a child could be born talented....But its Hard work and Determination that helps that child to unlock that potential....Like some people are just naturally gifted than others.... but you need hard work, dedication, and practice to fully bring your talent out.   Anything is possible with hard work dedication...

Have a Lovely Day  ^_^

Answer 3

Some are born with certain talents. Look up the word prodigy.