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imron on Jan 28, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: John Carmack's adolescent years (2003)

Talent is one thing, but as Carmack himself said, focused hard work is the real key to success.

sp3000 on Jan 28, 2015 [–]

Being able to focus and work hard for long periods of time can itself be described as a talent. Not many people possess the ability to do so to the levels of people like John Carmack and Bill Gates.

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