Leveraging Strengths and Dealing with Weaknesses
What Is Talent
You may have noticed that I have used both the words “strength” and “talent” interchangeably in this book up until now. Actually, that has been slightly disingenuous of me. When we are dealing with positive psychology and all things cognitive/professional performance, then they should be considered very distinct phenomena.
Talents, in this context, can be thought of as inherent or genetically inherited characteristics or mental patterns, which make it simpler for us to learn and complete certain cognitive tasks. Now, I do not want you to make any connection between the word “talent” within this frame of reference and its overuse in TV newcomer jury-singing shows or holiday ...
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