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What if you don't have any talents. (Or at least havn't discovered it yet) I seem to be quite mediocre at everything.


This is normal, most people are like this. The idea that there’s something out there that you’re just amazing at without even trying very hard is a trap and believing it will destroy your life. You just have to pick something you want to be good at and do it until you are.


There is probably something you are naturally better at, but it might not be something that is very visible, like juggling, or playing guitar. It might be something like being patient with people.

Also, do you have things that you are really interested in, or enjoy doing? I think sometimes the basis for what people call "talent", is really just that some people happen to really like a thing, and then spend a lot of time doing it. )There is obviously also the flip side of this, which is people often prefer doing things they are naturally good at.)

As a final thing, if you really don't have any particular talents, who cares? You are no less valuable a human because of this.


Jeremy Utley has some good advice for such a situation. https://youtu.be/wv779vmyPVY


Sometimes it's the environment.

The people around you, the job, the inventives, your health (ADHD), the bad habbits.

There's always a chance.


It's unlikely you'll be a natural at anything. This is nonsense pushed by the self-improvement demagogues. Even in much simpler societies humans develop skills through practice. The way most of us get good at anything is through repetition. Just show up and do it.




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