On Wednesday, 9 December 2015 at 11:04:46 UTC, Tony wrote:
On Wednesday, 9 December 2015 at 10:44:35 UTC, Ola Fosheim
Grøstad wrote:
On Wednesday, 9 December 2015 at 10:33:33 UTC, Tony wrote:
On Wednesday, 9 December 2015 at 09:27:55 UTC, deadalnix
wrote:
Later in life, either you were not talented and most likely
not made it, or you were talented and busy capitalizing and
what you made younger.
That's a very good point. Capitalizing or lacking equivalent
motivation.
Actually it isn't. Capitalizing is to a large extent related
to superficial aspects such as connections, appearance and
playing by the rules. Although some people get famous for
being different, they are in the small minority. But it makes
better stories and headlines.
How are you defining "capitalizing"?
Once you made it big with something, you become a reference in
that area. You can continue to work on it, producing various
incremental improvement, polishing and so on. You gain influence
on youngster and can have impact that way. You are usually in a
respectable position.
You also have a lot to loose. If you go into some stupid new
project you can end up looking like a moron if it doesn't pan
out, while, by doing nothing or keeping improving what made you
big in the first place, you do just fine.
Once you are amongst the top at something, why would you throw it
all away to start something new ? Some will do it, but overall it
is uncommon. On the other hand, incentive are just not the same
for youngsters.