Myth #1: Talents Are Rare and Special There is nothing particularly special about talents. If talents are simply recurring patterns of thought, feeling or behavior, then talents are actually rather commonplace. Everyone has certain recurring patterns of behavior. No one can take credit for their talents. They are an accident of birth — “the clash of the chromosomes,” as ethologist Robert Ardrey described them. However, each person can and should take credit for cultivating his unique set of talents.
