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There's a certain truth to be considered that there are some things you will never be able to master, not even after 20000 hours. Usually people identify these things early on in life, but sometimes it takes a while.

For example, I realized early on that I would never be able to become a fighter pilot.

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I found myself actually being able to do things I thought early on I could never become good at, and pretty well.

If anything, now I treat that unpleasant feeling of perceived impossibility of something as a strong indication that I should pursue it. It never let me down.

I think pretty much the only thing that disqualifies you from becoming a fighter jet pilot is an untreatable bodily impediment. Well, also pacifism, but that’s chosen :)

It might become treatable soon, but I'll be too old anyway. Good thing being a pilot was never a dream of mine :)

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