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by toomuchtodo 4064 days ago
Drive and ambition are more valuable than "look what cool thing I made". You can teach talent; you can't teach motivation.
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Well, okay. I see where you're coming from but you can absolutely teach motivation. It is, however, extremely harder, because motivation is not as tangible as talent in the case of the individual. I mean, I'm not sure I'm not alone in wishing my own motivation at 19 was matched by this very motivated person.

I think, however, that is the idea of this community. The I-Wish-I-Executed-My-Idea-At-19 types Even-Though-I-Only-Have-Words-And-College-Classes-To-Show-For-It. Maybe I'm wrong.

The sort of motivation I'm talking about you can't be taught:

https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-be-as-great-as-Bill-Gates-St...

Well, then your previous definition is moot. Also, if you're interested in it further, I suggest Interest and Effort by John Dewey..