Let's Discuss... Talent: developed or inherited?

We can often find people around us who give up trying some activities saying that "I don't have the talent for it" or other who say "I wished I had a talent like that".

Do you think talent is something you're born with (genetics), or is it more about what you learn and experience (environment)?

Is "10,000-Hour Rule" relevant for talent?

How can you know you have a talent?

*Please ask the questions you wish to discuss related to this topic in the comment section.

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Cover photo: Richard Wagner composing at his piano by Rudolf Eichstaedt