Are we really as smart or as stupid as we think?

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Often times many people feel they either fall into certain categories depending on the subject. Some people feel they are smart at math, but suck at english and vice versa, but maybe it's not that you are naturally talented at one or the other or that even there's a such thing as talent, more so inherent passions that we have for particular subjects. Meaning if you like something, you'll naturally do it more without noticing the effort, and if you hate something, you'll naturally do it less and any time you do it, you have to put forth so much effort to do it at all. What does everyone think? Does anyone feel there are naturally talented people are naturally passionate people? I for one have started to pick up on subtle things that "smart people" do, from books like Talent Code and Outliers and am starting to realize that it's not only that "smart people" do whatever they are smart as more, but with more motivation to learn and put forth that much more effort in anyone else. They just don't put in more time, but put in more quality time.