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There is a nice book "Thinking fast and slow" from a scientist who has dedicated his whole life researching how human brain works. Basically it has two mechanisms that handle the tasks. it's fast thinking that does not require much effort and takes from experiences we have etc and slow part, something we encounter for the first time and can not make decision (well brain can't) from experience. In the slow stance for the tasks that require concentration the brain consumes a lot of energy and it can not operate in that status for a prolonged time. Different people have a phenomenon where for certain tasks that require concentration and prolonged operation for certain tasks brain does not use a lot energy. For different people it is different tasks, usually something that we love to do. And that is presumably called Talent as we put in much more work into certain tasks than the others hence we gain an advantage when compared to the others. But in the final equation it would look something like work=talent.

Interesting, you have broadened my perspective with this.

Because I can relate to it heavily. Sports for me are a way to get peace in my mind, since it does not take the same kind of creative concentration needed for problem solving. I like to vary my time between both, it feels more healthy and I get more done.

Just started getting into ebooks, I will have a look at it!