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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Passion has a pretty weak correlation with success from my experience, and many others would agree. A ton of kids who are passionate about sports can’t even pass tryouts for high school. Passion itself isn’t enough for extracurricular success[/quote]

Actually I have seen a number of studies that suggest the opposite.  There was one in particular that measured "success" (based on a set of metrics that included things like earnings, career trajectory, happiness, etc) against kids who are either "jack of all trades" in high school and achieving equally across all subjects / activities and kids who have a disproportionate interest in one particular area, whether it was academic, extra curricular etc.  The studies found that students with a special interest or passion for one particular area, but lower achievement in other areas often times ended up with more measurable success in their lives than those students who excelled across the board but did not feel extraordinary about any particular area.

If you're only talking about achieving extra curricular success in high school, who cares?  There's a whole world out there beyond high school and nobody gives a crap if you were on Varsity Baseball for 1, 2, 3 or  4 years or sat on the bench and kept the score.[/quote][/quote]

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