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Originally Posted by Brutha  I'm sorry if I was a bit harsh on you.
There is a mainstream scientific theory about personality that the person who started the thread linked to.
You think that a theory that (as far as I know [strengths are a bad keyword to search for]) has no peer reviewed research to back it up, is more specific and can solve the question better.
The mainstream theory has had some research that gives an indication about genetic influences and also on the question of whether average people can sometimes change their personality (at least according to wikipedia, I haven't read the papers they link to).
Marcus has no peer reviewed papers on neuroscience which makes him no real expert in neuroscience.
He may be a expert in another field but I he's no neuroscientist.
Back to those synapnes.
Hormores for example work very fast without changing much of neuron wiring. Certain genetic variations could lead to a larger amount of a given hormone at certain times.
If talents create feelings I don't think it's a far out idea that it could have something to do with hormone production. |
Reasonable points and a reasonable post.
When I learn more about the biology of talents, I'll be better able to reply to you.
In general, I tend to not pay much attention to science because it's not holistic enough. I take what is useful and what is needed.
You seem to want some sort of conclusion or understanding, which is fair enough, so look at it like this:
Steve may not be an expert in many fields, yet he's essentially mapped consciousness with his new book. Is it scientific? Probably not. Is it effective? Yes (I know; I apply his principles right now).
Sometimes it's pretty unnecessary to have all the research. When we're more advanced I think research might be worth considering. For the moment, I think we need to focus on potential a bit more since our capacity is nowhere near being 80% utilised. That drives me to do something about that. Marcus Buckingham, too.
If you'd like to fast track my talent biology research you can send me all the really good info you have on neuroscience, hormones, and the like. I don't want just general documents, though. I want revolutionary, cutting-edge stuff that's high leverage. Preferably something is written in a way I can understand without having to go to get a degree first.
(Although don't let that constraint limit you if you have 1337 material.)