Learning and reinforcement

Dopamine released in the brain is commonly associated with the reward system of the brain, providing feeling of enjoyment and reinforcement to motivate a person to perform certain activities. I don't like to eat durian initially. After being persuaded to eat it time and again, I begin to acquire the liking for its taste. Is it the release of dopamine that makes me like durian? Is dopamine the cause of obsession and, more seriously, addiction?

How does talent become skill?

Specific profession requires specific domain knowledge acquired in the form of memory. With my inborn talent, I can acquire polished skill suited for the profession via training and learning. For example, my visual/spatial and bodily/kinesthetic talent can be translated into skill in one of the sports above via training to acquire memory, which in this case is muscle memory.

How to discover my Nature?

My Nature comprises of my first draft of morality and talent, which I do not know what their composition is. To find out, I have to go through many experiences to test whether my body and soul resonate with the experiences. Where there is resonance, I will have some form of facial or bodily expression that exhibits my happiness.

Nature vs nurture

I am born with a first draft of morality and talent. This is my Nature but I don't know what this first version of Nature is. Via continuous social conditioning, social engineering, education, training, etc, my morality and talent are iterated into subsequent versions. This is nurture. Through the process of nurturing, my original morality and talent may be suppressed or enhanced.

What are the channels of talent?

Howard Gardner proposes the theory of multiple intelligences in which human talent can be divided into 7 categories:

1) verbal / linguistic
2) mathematical / logical
3) visual / spatial
4) musical / rhythmic
5) bodily / kinesthetic
6) social / interpersonal
7) reflective / intrapersonal

Just like morality, I am born with a first draft of talent. After enhancement via learning and training, my talent can become polished skill which can be used to create values in a society. A combination of the above skills is required for a specific profession.

Hmm, what is the type of talent possessed by a good chef? Good sensory talent?

What is the moral yardstick?

I have my own moral yardstick that makes me suitable for a specific nature of work. And, I resonate with people who have similar moral yardstick. That is why specific types of profession are suitable for specific types of people?

What are the 3 monkeys doing?

One monkey is covering its eyes, signifying seeing no evil; one monkey is covering its ears, signifying hearing no evil; one monkey is covering its mouth, signifying speaking no evil. Obviously, the monkey which covers its eyes is shown something evil but it chooses not to see it. This is in line with the original Chinese version of the phrase - see only what is righteous to see (非礼勿视).

The translated English phrase can, however, literally mean seeing no evil in things other people deem evil.

Biased sensing and biased opinion is how I become biased.