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RE: Do hardships and poverty breed good artists?
Great post. I think it depends on the character of the person too. Some people will become better through struggling whereas others will use it as an excuse to stop progressing or to do nothing.
On point!
First of a three-part series on Malcolm Gladwell's new podcast, where he examines exactly this issue. http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/04-carlos-doesnt-remember
Thanks for the link. I loved his book Outliers.
I read The Tipping Point, but since then only magazine essays and interviews.