Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and shortened period of mental assimilation.
-Konstantin Stanislavsky
This quote is interesting. Many authors such as Grant Cardone have published widely on this topic. Think: Be obsessed or be average (BOBA)
I think there is a LOT of truth to this.
The idea that you have to be obsessed or need to devote tons of attention to the thing that you're after is absolutely true.
Just a thought
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