>>We may end up favoring “goody two-shoes” personality types who were on the straight and narrow from their earliest years and disfavor those who rebelled at young ages, even if those people might end up being more creative later on.
The only problem is life is pretty much an accumulation of incremental experiences.
Most people just can't wake up one day perform like a superstar at work for the same reason why a person can't just wake up and run a marathon without any practice. Like physical stamina, mental stamina too comes from a lot of practice done over years and "from their earliest years" performance matters.
Plus rewards come to a lot of long time sloggers, because they've been around long and have been putting their heads down and doing a lot of work.
The only problem is life is pretty much an accumulation of incremental experiences.
Most people just can't wake up one day perform like a superstar at work for the same reason why a person can't just wake up and run a marathon without any practice. Like physical stamina, mental stamina too comes from a lot of practice done over years and "from their earliest years" performance matters.
Plus rewards come to a lot of long time sloggers, because they've been around long and have been putting their heads down and doing a lot of work.