Except that talent is much more important than 1%. Think really hard about something with Newton's talent and you might invent calculus and change the world. Think equally hard about something with Joe Schmoe's talent and you will pass a high school math exam with a C.
The brain is a quite different animal since its potential is geometric in nature, physical abilities are constrained by pretty severe and solid mechanical limitations.
Anyway, a Newton in sub-saharan africa wouldnt had invented calculus.
My post was about how delusion can be good for you, so I don't necessarily disagree
Its not much about dellusion but setting your goals straigth.
Effort has an opportunity cost. Failing is very costly.
Depends on what your goals are, if its making money, i totally agree that if you are not naturally gifted you better make use of that sport scholarship to get a good education instead of trying to become a pro.
They cannot possibly get into the top 1% of the population if they all put in the effort at the same time, much like it's not possible for most to be better than the median.
You assume the entire population will put the 99% effort, they dont, there are tons of physically gifted individuals working white collar, eating pizza and watching TV all day.
But even if they didn't all go for it, that's false because talented people gravitate towards the rewarding tasks so if you don't have any talent, no amount of effort will get you to a level, relative to the others, that's rewarding.
Didnt the Botero guy discovered his talent by mere chance? Rewards dont need to be about competition, it can be as a personal challenge? how many people here can squat 600lbs? how many can bench 500lbs? i bet not many and those are just average numbers at the elite scene of powerlifting, why is anyone here lifting if you wont even be near breaking world records?
ou're right about the effort not necessarily being worthless. You might be perfectly happy being shit in a relative sense as long as you're giving it your all. Whatever makes one happy.
So with that line of thinking ill assume 3 options about you
1.- You are an elite superstart at some sport, i dont think its MMA because you would be famous here, but maybe you are in the top 5 of a powerlifting circuit?
2.- You are a couch potato not doing anything in life because you wont get to be the best at anything
3.- You are a complete hypocrite, claiming that its better not trying than not being world class at something. Yet you lift, train and do several things where you are not even in the top 100.