The Impact of Talent, Family, and School on a Person’s Life

In other words, talent is a gift from heaven, and those without it must rely on the next two factors: family and school.

If you're a highly capable person yourself, keep your child close and influence him (the more impressive you are, the better it is for him to resemble you). If you're not, keep your distance to avoid negatively impacting his development (the less impressive you are, the better it is for him not to resemble you).

Education is fundamentally simple: whoever you spend the most time with is who you end up being like.