Growing up, I spent way too much time and energy worrying about whether I was talented — hoping that I was some kind of genius, but fearing that I was a complete fraud.
Now that I’m older, I’ve come to understand that the truest indication of talent is the ability to pour an endless amount of time and attention into something.
Unfortunately, I had it all backwards — I grew up thinking that spending as little time as possible on something and doing reasonably well at it was a sign of talent.
But that’s not talent. That’s ego.
