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A book that I thoroughly enjoyed, "The Sports Gene" by David Epstein, he goes into how being a workaholic has been shown to be a genetic trait. As someone who apparently doesn't have the gene, I look at people like Kobe and can just shake my head and wish them luck. I get discouraged knowing that I can bust my ass but predisposition can and will out perform me. So what do I do? I like the advice Killer Mike gives:

> "The best you can be is probably average, so learn to celebrate average more. Buy better beer"



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