How To Get Good - Skill VS Talent

There are a lot of people who worry about others and actually stop trying because they think it's hopeless. Here are my thoughts on skill and talent, and why you should forget whether people are better or worse than you, and just go do what you want and have fun.
It's also good to keep in mind what talent and skill are, and why it's important to develop.
#GoTeamHuman
NOTE: Some people are focusing on the part I wanted to skip over because it's not something I have any proof for, so if you want to discuss the evolution of genes, maybe watch this SciShow video so at least it doesn't sound completely ridiculous to you: • Can Your Environment A...
This video was not meant to be about genes, just a passing remark of "maybe?". The actual message behind the video is about you doing the best you can with what you have and not worrying about being better or worse than other people.
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[@iTzDaNiiLo]

This video deserves to be seen around the world. I'm blown away with this amazing message. Thanks for sharing this with us

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+hondannyboy Wow didn't expect that response, really cool, thanks!

[@cojevelatojemalo3065]

+Rocket Jump Ninja Hi, I want to buy some nice mouse. I really can't decide between the Rival 100 and Rapoo V300. I like nice optical sensors for CS:GO (And another FPS games ), a lot of customizations. I like claw grip style.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

Co je vela To je malo Can you get the Rapoo V300? If not, then the choice is easy, get the Rival 100. If you can get the Rapoo V300, then get that.

[@cojevelatojemalo3065]

+Rocket Jump Ninja Yeah, i can get it, but why is Rapoo better? Better sensor, comfortable, customizations?

[@RocketJumpNinja]

Better shape, better materials, better buttons.

[@Yurisphyxia]

2:53 Learn (1 rocket jump), Grow (2), Achieve (The Hit): If this wasn't intentional, I don't know what is

[@dirtypisspinko]

What you're describing is Lamarckism, ie. giraffes have long necks because they've been stretching them toward the trees for countless generations. This isn't actually how evolution works. The skills you develop over the course of a lifetime are not genetically heritable. If you come from several generations of watchmakers, the only way fine motor control could be attributed to your genetics would be if each of those generations were themselves born with a natural talent while lesser watchmakers were culled from the profession. Therefore, the only way a genetic component improving motor control can be disseminated through populations of people is if those without natural affinity for motor control are eliminated or barred from reproducing, which is a little thing we call eugenics.

[@Guy-hd5lx]

The point was more about drawbacks. And the creator saved you the mins of typing by acknowledging the statements ahead will not be 100% true, simply to make the point about what mindset you need.

[@randomtuga9945]

Lamarckisms is not how evolutivon works sorry to disapoint U

[@camilofuentes7056]

Couldn't work like a natural selection of watchmakers? maybe the childs with sturdier pulse would become the best watchmakers, and have sons watchmakers. And the ones who didn't had this ability had to do something they were better at

[@Brandon-xc6rm]

camilo fuentes that’s what he’s referring to in the last sentence of the paragraph

[@ryanjavierr]

Actually, part of it is actually true. Look up epigenetics.

[@jeanangelo98]

Once again, your videos have me intrigued, attentive, and smiling by the end. I am absolutely loving your more philosophical oriented videos that have more to do with work ethic and trying as hard as you can. Keep up the awesome work!

[@Stalast.]

That's deep fam.

[@M1ndblast]

Went in for some pointers, left with a tear and warm feelings. Thanks for this.

[@ac1dfoxdie716]

i am so glad i came across your channel for quake and the mental knowledge u put into your vids . i love it all my guy

[@domandclaire]

Ayyyyyye man. Another motivational video. Really hope you make it big! To 10,000 subscribers and beyond!

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Dominic Phua Thanks!

[@Riival]

This is a good message, keep up the good stuff dude :D

[@phucnguyen0110]

More of cool stuff to watch, love it :)

[@eMtaiLZ]

Yet again another awesome video! Like others have commented in your videos, this needs to be shared as much as possible, I've send the one about winning and this one to multiple friends of mine. Keep this up Zy! ;)

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+X .Arschinel That's awesome, thanks! :)

[@JAYZAAAH]

those are some true words and yeah this video really does need to be seen by everyone i thank you for this video mate keep it up

[@Cavi587]

It all makes sense. Great video. I like this type of videos :D

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Cavi587 Awesome, I'll keep making them then. :)

[@TheEdvin98]

Love your videos man you deserve to be a bigger youtuber great quality content hope you make it big you have helped me with mice reviews and motivation to get better at csgo thanks a lot man!!!!

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Edvin Zetterström Awesome, thanks! :)

[@DeFyYing]

Dude I needed this, thanks man

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Dan Ying Awesome, you're welcome!

[@grizzerh4786]

Just what I needed to hear after getting railgun headshot repeatedly in Quake Champions. This makes me want to keep trying because the game is so fun and become that player that makes my own headshots. (I'm already doing "better" at strife jumping!) keep up the inspiration, I look forward to quake if this is the community's majority attitude.

[@FPSRayn]

Why are these always so inspiring?

[@MrMirofl]

Hi, I watched all How To Get Good videos and I'm impressed. They are all really good. Thank you. Ps: I will take a look at your books now :D

[@N9Necrosix]

Amazing video dude.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+N9Necrosix Thanks!

[@pm4t]

Damn this got deep. Good Video!

[@flossdaily9]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video

[@vespa731]

Great video! Apparently, this kind of motivation has its drawbacks. It can be mentally (and emotionally) draining. Even the best of them need to take a step back and take a break. There comes a time where getting wrecked constantly is a signal to me that maybe it's time to sit it out for a few days. Eventually, sometimes the best approach to getting good rather than continuing to run into a brick wall of defeat over and over again till you eventually get better is knowing when to step back or knowing when to take a breather. Just my opinion of course!

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+vespa731 You're right, but at the same time, if you set up your brain properly, getting "wrecked" shouldn't feel like anything. Because you're not physically being damaged. If you were an actual fighter, then absolutely, it mentally drains you so you stop pushing yourself physically too. I mentioned your next point in the Winning Mindset video, totally agree, you have to "find a way"... and if you're no longer improving, you definitely shouldn't be continuing to run into a brick wall. That's the "way". There's a lot to it, I'll continue to add pieces from time to time, hopefully it forms a fairly good starting point for people.

[@iitox1cii849]

Just be happy you have working hands and a working brain to begin with.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

Yeah it's good to appreciate what we have, while also striving for more.

[@MCBearForce1]

Interesting thought there! Keep it up

[@moonstruckstarlet6607]

holy shit this was so uplifting, thanks man lol

[@kittycatkiss530]

Thank you for this video

[@RocketJumpNinja]

You're welcome!

[@kmah324]

Thanks, I'll keep this in mind

[@tellthex]

You gave me a huge smile on my FACE!

[@tellthex]

You made my day XD

[@humarjonson4998]

Loved it Thx

[@Karatekidhero]

I love your work! Kee making videos please

[@BagascraftProduction]

Nice video :). Btw can u review the Cougar 550m? nice video once again ! :)

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+ShadowFox Productions Thanks! And yeah I'm interested in the new Cougar line, we'll see!

[@silverfortytwo9506]

I pre-ordered the piano and have been playing it since day one. Got the Jazz DLC, too.

[@leobraga6300]

Nice aim men !!👍

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+leonardo braga Wasn't going for aim in these, had a 75 choppy ping, but thanks!

[@Ghettofight2CAE]

Great video man. Where did you get the information for this video and your winning mentality video. Did you get it from reading a book?

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Ghettofight CAE Thanks! And no book... I mean, I'm sure I've been influenced by everything leading up to this point in time, but I just like to figure things out and try to explain them.

[@raimoa1ramsky]

Motivational speak right there. It's true :)

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+ramsky Thanks! Glad it's motivating!

[@davidbecker9371]

+1 for evolution

[@CharIie83]

good stuff

[@accumulator4825]

Love this guy haha

[@caiosaka1]

came for quake tips, stayed for the motivation wth man

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Caio Sakamoto Just trying to expand the channel, see if I can get to 100,000 subscribers somehow. Stay tuned though, I actually have a Quake tips video in the works! Should be the next one I upload actually.

[@rakeBPM]

Good video zy! If you ever could I would love to see a review of the tt esports Poseidon Z or ZX keyboard and tt esports ventus x mouse. These are two products I haven't seen too much about and would really appreciate it if you did this. Thanks

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Relic Hey, thanks! I'm in the market for a 10 keyless, but I'm hoping to get the Logitech G410 instead. Haven't been too impressed with the TT eSports stuff yet, but I've only tried them in store.

[@rakeBPM]

Rocket Jump Ninja Hey, sounds good! I think you are way too underrated for how much time you put in to your videos. Good luck in the future!

[@RocketJumpNinja]

Relic Thanks, appreciate the kind words!

[@darkin1484]

Zy can we have your quake live config some day?

[@whoit4932]

u should make a beginners guide on quake and how to play or smth, nice god bte

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Yazan Sanadiki For sure, I'll do some new guides soon.

[@lolvoii]

memes vs dreams

[@0bs1n65]

I have no talent at all but I adapt and learn really really fast

[@ASquidWithC4]

I do believe talent exists but I really like this quote. “There is no talent here. This is hard work, this is an obsession. Talent doesn’t exist. We are all equals as human beings. You could be anyone - if you put in the time, you will reach the top and that’s that. I am not talented, I am obsessed.”

[@teddygriffin5995]

This is a good message, but only changes in the gametes can have an effect on offspring.

[@yoyigu]

nice videos bro! now I have a mouse pad steelseries qck heavy , I need a good mouse for quake live. any help? lol

[@gorillaglue5958]

How are you so accurate with all of that fast movement at a low fps

[@PooPooPerson]

It sounds to me like you are gravely confusing heritable and non-heritable characteristics. If I played piano all my life, and 5 generations of children after me played piano all their life, the 6th generation would not necessarily have a talent for piano. The concept of being good at games, piano, baseball, or whatever does not somehow become encoded in our genes when we practice.

[@FreeVidsDownloader]

+PooPooPerson Agreed. The process of natural selection simply determines who remains. So if you had a gene that made you good at baseball, and that led to you reproducing and surviving, then your descendants will be good at baseball. If you learnt how to be good at baseball, and passed that knowledge down, it wouldn't be genetic, but it will still be passed down. But that's not natural talent anymore.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+PooPooPerson That's the part I said was loose science and was just using as a vessel to get to my actual point. For the record, I said that the next generation wouldn't be able to play piano or be good at it straight away, I said their brains might be more capable of learning it. Talent = capability. Skill = developed talent. How talent is developed in the first place, I don't know exactly. I'd say there are a lot of factors, the combining of genes being the most prominent, and that's where natural selection comes in. That doesn't mean other factors can't influence leading up to conception, though, like environment, stress, diet, etc.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+phies I agree.

[@ashscott6068]

+PooPooPerson Yeah, piano hasn't been around long enough. But other tasks that require left-right coordination and dextrous fingers have. But it takes so long for these improvements to happen, if you go back that far in your family tree...we're all descended from the same people anyways. But still some traits are stronger in some families than others. Or maybe the gene has been dormant in your family, and you suddenly get the active version. Or there's a frreak mutation. Can't really say for sure where talent comes from. All I know is that I don't have it

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Tinkie Winkie pretty sure that's what phies was implying. Good at baseball = genes for running, muscle, etc. Of course still have to learn the game.

[@jigolbittysgamingchannel9435]

WOW

[@aidensnacklad4178]

nice video

[@piepliep2]

I expected a game video, not a life lesson.

[@superdocmen1510]

Hey Zy! I just wanted to ask you if you could probably try Team Fortress 2 out. I think you are going to like the game, it's pretty simple as well and I think you are going to have a lot of fun playing it.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+RandomCommenter123 Hey, I already have TF2 and used to play it a bit... it's pretty cool, but doesn't seem to hold my attention longer than a few days at a time.

[@superdocmen1510]

Oh, I see. I got back to it this Christmas from a 1-year break, and I found it really enjoyable, second to CSGO which I suck at, I thought you haven't played it. Thanks for the reply though!

[@ajahajah]

Can you do a tutorial on rocketing on walls to move very fast ??

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+ajahajah kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqa1e4Wknsuha80

[@memopamp]

My point of view to this is, nobody is perfect, and nobody have to be a proffesional at a subject they can't manage to do. Ranks,degrees, classes in games are for matching us with same skill level players so we can have more fun playing the game and not getting destroyed. My advice is just hop into the game and play it,have fun. When you slowly get better at the game, you will feel it.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Mehmet Demirtaş Good advice.

[@flakey414]

Excuse my newby question, but how do you rocket jump without damaging yourself? Do you have to aim some distance away to be outside the blast radius?

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Skady That question is fine, and the answer is that it's Clan Arena mode, so you can't do damage to yourself. But in the other modes, yes, shooting a certain distance away will lower the amount of damage, but generally it's only worth doing one, anymore and it's too much health sacrificed.

[@flakey414]

Ah that makes sense, thanks for the answer. Not to put some more time into QL, it's a lot of fun. :)

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Skady Awesome, I'll do some more tutorial vids soon. Good luck! :)

[@aentisonline1053]

❤️‍🔥

[@KindOldRaven]

Not fully related to the video, but I thought it interesting as well: the concept of ''breeding the most awesome gamer, talent wise'' (in sports this has been discussed at length). (Let's get hypothetical) Many people think hypothetically that let's say I'm good at shooters because of my genetic disposition to develop fast, accurate hand-eye coordination. If I would continue to hone my skills, produce offspring and have him do the same etc etc that down the line my great-grandson would probably have evolved some nice reflexes naturally, but that's just not how it works. ''Accidental positive mutations'' are the reason for small-scale evolution. Let's say I survive the current age *because* of my born reflexes I got by accident due to good genes, and so did my partner. Others are dying off though *because they're too slow*: our offspring would have a higher likelyhood of getting these high reflexes and would probably mate with another with high reflexes due to people not having it slowly dying off thus not procreating -> entire race going on from that point would probably start developing higher reflexes and better hand eye coordination. In modern society things just don't work that way though. So basically natural born 'talent' is a luck of the draw type thing. Skill can be developed up to a certain degree. Genetics will determine how high your skill-ceiling will eventually be though, assuming perfect training schedules etc ;p

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Kind Old Raven I don't like the idea of "accidental" or "luck" in this regard, because it makes it sound random. Everything is based on cause and effect, we just might not understand the cause yet, so we label it with "random!". It's not random, it just appears random to the untrained observer. I said in the video, the science does get a bit loose, but I think there is some merit to it, because what determines which genes get expressed? I'm not talking about creating new genes here or disputing that natural selection has the biggest influence, but there might be other factors. Like we've observed, if a mother stresses during pregnancy, that can affect the child, as can diet, environment and many other things. And those changes might set the foundation for which genes are expressed. Key word "might", I'm not sure, just throwing out ideas. But as for things relative to the brain and developing various "talents" for the next generations ... yeah I don't know haha it's a fun thought. I have some ideas I'm working with but I don't know how to prove or test them properly yet. I just want to go on record for the theory "genetic expression might be influenced by everything leading up to the child being born!", so if they find that's correct, I can say, "Woo! That was a possibility that I thought of too!". But I'm not going to put much weight behind it. :D

[@KindOldRaven]

Rocket Jump Ninja Yeah I can totally relate to what you're saying. I mean I can buy the random thing, BUT (and this is a big but) nobody's yet explained why ''big mutations'' like the transition from gills to traditional lungs took place. ''But amphibians!'' Yes, sure, but what caused the transformation to start in the first place? I haven't seen humans suddenly start sprouting mini-wings or something yet (hyperbole). Lovely subjects indeed, but too indepth to really get into haha!

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Kind Old Raven Agreed haha Not sure I should've put that in there now, thought it'd make it easier to explain, but even with the warning, people are still focusing on that instead of the actual point of the video!

[@KindOldRaven]

Rocket Jump Ninja To be fair you'll always have people doing that, don't let it hold you back from using this type of info to bring a point across. 't Was a great vid tbh! I tink it's quite interesting and cool to see a KZbinr diversify and still maintain consistent quality like you've so far.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Kind Old Raven Well that's good then haha thanks!

[@DarKcS2]

You guys should read "The Art of Learning" :)

[@Mr3xac7]

ok, and what to do if you are stuck in a race with yourself? I trained a lot in cs go and tried diffrent ways of training, but didn't get better. What is your opinion on so called "skill ceiling"?

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Misha Peace I'm actually going to do a video about the skill ceiling, so I'll try to give a detailed explanation in that and how I think it can be changed (or at least, broken a little). Will try to get it done this week!

[@BaimSB]

It's deep af I want to play csgo and get good but those toxic players always mock me and stuff haha

[@apollo1999999]

This video has better audio. Tnx 4 listening to my feedback, Not many ppl do.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Random Name I've turned the music down in a few of the recent ones, hopefully just enough.

[@apollo1999999]

yeah its better now xD

[@vishnuravi8910]

0:51 actually made me choke cause of how funny it was.

[@n0b0dy598]

We are at the current generation where Fps games are popular. I've been playing shooter games since I was nine. From what you said in the video, does this mean future generations where people are still playing video games will be become even more skilled than what we are right now since we have become skilled already? Because our developed experience has been passed on from knowledge?

[@RocketJumpNinja]

That was more an idea of "maybe". No one really knows for sure how we pass things on or just how much gets passed on. All I'm really saying is: We should try to be our best, because there are a lot of rewards and advantages for our efforts, even if we don't realize it yet.

[@n0b0dy598]

Rocket Jump Ninja Thanks for the response. I like to think about these ideas and I find it fascinating to think about future generations going beyond the skill of what a person can do in a simple video game. That may never happen, but I do hope so :) And of course everyone needs to try be the best that they can in whatever they do.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

You just made an absolute statement. That's frowned upon in science unless it is proven beyond doubt, and even then you should still hold a little bit of doubt. In science, we're meant to be trying to find the facts, not reinforce what we think we know. Instead of replying to these kinds of things with "No, that's wrong because this is what I think we know", try "that does/doesn't sound likely, but I can't prove it either way so I'll just keep it in mind". Or discuss how it could be possible or why it might not be possible. It's cool to talk about this stuff... but I've had a few people here already try to stamp out any intellectual opposition to what their holy science masters have told them. Keep an open mind, don't be afraid to say that you don't know, and keep on learning. For the record, I know about natural selection, sounds right to me, but I still recognize that it's possible for there to be more to the story than that. What? I don't know. I'll keep thinking though. Either way, the advice stands: Try to be your best.

[@crudochen5970]

I have a 2013 deathadder, would it be worth upgrading to a zombie ec1-a? If so, should I get the original version or the Benq recall, thanks in advance.

[@crudochen5970]

Oh and what keyboard, mouse, and mousepad do you use as your daily driver?

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Moist Pickle Corsair K95 RGB, I change mice all the time but mainly use Zowie EC2-A for FPS, and Roccat Taito. And I haven't tried the Zowie EC1-A and I don't have a large hand, so I'm not sure which I'd choose. The main problem is the DeathAdder is too wide, otherwise it's fairly good.

[@crudochen5970]

+Rocket Jump Ninja Thank you so much, you commentary and game play is spectacular.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Moist Pickle Thanks for the kind words!

[@yurr6734]

Anyone still watch these videos for motivation in 2021?

[@dainsleaf3822]

My dad plater cs while i was growing up and now I consider myself a descent csgo player

[@dainsleaf3822]

Played

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+alekss salamov It's in the genes.

[@bgamervideo2714]

Hy, can you do a full review about the steelseries kinzu v3?

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Bgamer Video Hey, seen this video yet? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWGZlXqOdtJghrc

[@bgamervideo2714]

+Rocket Jump Ninja No i didn`t! Thanks!

[@bgamervideo2714]

+Rocket Jump Ninja do you play other quake games? i mean quake 3 arena or something like that

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Bgamer Video I started in Quake 2 CTF, played Quake 3 and Quake 3 Rocket Arena until Quake Live was released, only played a little bit of Quake 4. Didn't bother with Enemy Territory: Quake Wars though.

[@congsta]

can you get your hands on the tesoro saggita mouse!?

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+congsta I'll try, looks interesting! Thanks for the suggestion.

[@AlexOxygen]

[@felixiris3615]

So do you believe that anyone who has been playing quake as seriously and as long as you, and did so at around the same age as you, that they would be as good as you?

[@kmah324]

Got the Kpm and ec2-a today. Both are fantastic but I don't know which I like more

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Kmah smith I think KPM for materials/button quality, EC2-A for overall shape and balance; I aim best with EC2-A for that reason.

[@kmah324]

The Kpm side button placement in my opinion are not great. However, the side buttons on ec2-a are as some say, shit :(. I burst better on Kpm but 1 bullet hs is easier achieved with Ec. I love shapes on both. Both improved my aim significantly in like 20 minutes of use each. Side on Kpm is wonderful though although I prefer top surface of Ec.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Kmah smith Yeah every mouse has different good and bad points. No such thing as perfect!

[@kmah324]

The g502 still is my window mouse spot due to its features

[@RocketJumpNinja]

Yeah it's fun in Windows.

[@hanteroes]

First. It's all skill

[@lukikerndl]

Hello RocketJumpNinja which one is bettee Zowie ec2-a or Zowie ec2-a Evo?

[@brazy8689]

Za-11 za-12 and 13 are the best in my opinion because there more comfortable and the buttons on the side are wayyyy better

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+LukLarPlays Hey, EC2-A. I've heard that the Evo versions have problems, so they are not recommended.

[@lukikerndl]

+Rocket Jump Ninja thanks

[@lukikerndl]

+Rocket Jump Ninja What is the best Zowie Mouse Ever for a small Hand?

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+LukLarPlays Of course I'm going to say Zowie EC2-A.

[@lukikerndl]

😉

[@aXxelusss]

Sensei raw review sometime, please?

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+aXxelus on the list, just not sure when I'm going to start with the next wave of mice. Stay tuned!

[@aXxelusss]

Thanks!

[@obindo5155]

Talent * Practice = Skill

[@danielburgos3817]

Wow this was deep as fuck

[@Androidonator]

rocketjumpingmotivator

[@rgqwerty63]

1:04 Im sorry but I cant see any disadvantages to strong eyesight.

[@_E1_]

Sorry, I know they were just random thoughts, but the parts about evolution weren't really following the concepts of Darwinian evolution, it sounds Lamarckian, who wasn't exactly right in his evolutionary theory. However I think that it's not your parents or that forms your "talent" but instead your natural features which are mainly randomized. Actually, the features that help an individual survive will give them a higher chance to reproduce, and in turn, pass into the generation. It's not as if a super buff child would be born from two super buff parents. However, if there is a gene that helps with forming muscle easier that both the parents displayed, perhaps that could be interpreted as some kind of talent. But most likely, that child would have to work to that point of physical achievement.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Steve L Yeah for sure, I didn't want to go too deep into it in the video, and I'm aware of the current understanding of evolution. Let me clarify a little, because it sounds like you agree, I just didn't explain it properly perhaps. So I'm talking about ancestors, and that means EVERYTHING before you that got to the point you exist. All species. Your "natural features" as you put it, are what I'm talking about. They had to come from somewhere... and that somewhere was previous generations. A super buff child won't be born to super buff parents, agreed, they would have to work for it, unless they have that gene where they just put on heaps regardless of what they do. But the child of super buff parents should be capable of becoming super buff. That's the talent I'm referring to. The skill is what they do to get there. They have to learn and train for that. Unless the genes skip that generation, but they're still there, somewhere. That's the next question, what determines which genes are activated and deactivated? Environment? Food? Life style? Thinking? That's where my idea about constantly training comes in. If we push something enough, BEFORE having children, are we capable of altering our genes for the next generation? I called it the unscientific part because I have no proof or proper research, I'm just thinking. I'd like to read more about if they have it researched, or to be researched more if they haven't.

[@geftep3399]

Why do you only play at 60 fps when 144Hz is available?

[@geftep3399]

The gameplay was awesome by the way.

[@Xenabeans]

At that time he didn't have a monitor, nor computer capable of reaching such frames in most games. He just gotten a PC that does, so he probably may increase his frames, but seeing him play this long at 60, and that good, he may not upgrade as that is just what he's used to. At least, I think that's the reason.

[@karkkipussi123]

He's probably playing back a demo and talking over it. IIRC wolfcam (a demo tool for QL) plays back at 60fps by default.

[@ashscott6068]

Hmmmm...what you're saying is I should play against animals if I want to win...Now I just gotta find an animal. Nothing with opposable thumbe...or even hands, really. I want to win, not just finish in the top 3.

[@ashscott6068]

True, though. I'm much better at Quake than Usain Bolt is at the 100m. I just happen to compete against the species that's best at it. You don't see me getting my ass kicked by dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, rhinos, bears, hippos, ostriches, emus...he's so noob.

[@zachahr2094]

May I suggest a mouse?

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Zachary Ahr Of course! Which one?

[@zachahr2094]

Rocket Jump Ninja The Razer Mamba Wireless. I was thinking about buying it since the Tournament Edition, my current daily driver, is perfect for me, but I wanted to see how good/bad it is before forking out the money to purchase it.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

Zachary Ahr From what I've heard and experienced over the years, wireless adds too much weight and extra delay to be good in games. Also the one person I know that has one, said he had faults with it after a few months. Might just be his, but still.

[@zachahr2094]

Rocket Jump Ninja Ahh, thanks for the insight.

[@kmah324]

Rip final mouse review for now. Here is a quote from final mouse's Twitter page "For those asking the Scream One will be unveiled this weekend or at latest early next week! We expect availability to be sometime April.".

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Kmah smith That's not too far away really... but if they don't allow shipping to Australia like the Tournament Pro, then yeah, in trouble.

[@kmah324]

Which is what happened in every final mouse release. The ambi isn't even available yet for us Australians :/. I think we are getting it later in the year like late May by the looks of it.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Kmah smith Hmm might be right. We'll see!

[@kmah324]

Hmm hope final mouse release and ship it intentionally. Also, have you thought of the idea of a mouse with cherry mx switches with a standard keycap.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Kmah smith Can't say I have, no.

[@entee9600]

We should cue up in counter strike together, I just started and I need some squad mates.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Elias Gribble I am probably the worst for that, I am so busy I haven't actually played CS since I got the footage to make those videos haha

[@entee9600]

+Rocket Jump Ninja maybe if you ever start playing more...

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Elias Gribble For sure, you'll see when I do, because I'll start posting a lot of videos about it. Remind me then!

[@entee9600]

+Rocket Jump Ninja will do cap'n

[@r3b3ll3r]

“Talent doesn't exist.” - Anders Ericsson

[@sport7553]

Thumbs up for the "food and water" comment

[@toubenzucaere]

Technically, we are better at some things compared to our early ancestors because a trait being useful under selective pressure will favor that trait being passed on, leading to a shift in the population towards that trait. This is the Darwinian evolutionary theory of natural selection, which has been proven to the point of it being a fact. A lot of what you explain is pretty much in line with Lamarckian evolutionary theory of heritability of acquired characteristics, which was a contending theory during the 19th and way into the 20th century, but has been refuted and discredited in light of modern genetics. "Use it or lose it" only works for individuals and their skills, not from one generation to another. An incredibly talented but extremely lazy (and therefore not very skilled) person can pass on the "talent gene", making the offspring incredibly talented, while an incredibly untalented but highly motivated and hard-working (and therefore skilled) person can neither pass on a “talent gene" (since he does not have that gene) nor pass on his acquired skillset (see the above passages). Thus, the underlying science (mechanism of inheritance) in your video is wrong. Nevertheless, the talent-skill relation considering an individual as well as the motivational part of the video are spot-on. Have a like and a sub

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+toubenzucaere Thanks! Have you heard of epigenetics? Watch this video from SciShow if not: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaGUk417isykjKs That's closer to what I was thinking, not so much Lamarckian. Still, it's science, so we need to keep an open mind to new ideas, even if they sound wrong, because we don't fully understand these things. That's why I said in the video, just keep it in mind as an idea, don't take it as fact. I was just trying to give an idea of how talent might come about.

[@toubenzucaere]

+Rocket Jump Ninja Of course I have heard of epigenetics and I also know that "epigenetics" is a vague and broad term to talk about environmental/external factors (i.e. "without alterations in the DNA sequence") that influence the expression of genes. I will also add that it has nothing to do with evolutionary change and inheritance of characteristics as discussed in your video. In some specific ways, such an epigenetic influence on gene expression can span from one generation to the next in individuals. For example, it matters if a pregnant woman is eating very well or very poorly. Epigenetically, this can influence the expression of genes in the child and will thus influence its development even after birth (in this example the regulation of how quickly and intensely the child feels hunger as well as the likelihood of developing diabetes, maybe as a consequence of the altered eating behavior due to the aforementioned influence). But, and this is why you are not talking about epigenetics in this video but rather about (neo-)Lamarckism, the heritability of acquired characteristics as you put it forward has no place in epigenetics just as much as it has no place in genetics. The influence I described in the previous passage is different from the inheritance that is the point of the discussion.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+toubenzucaere I never said how the changes happened or if the genes were already there or not. That's your assumption. I was just using the idea to help make another point, which was about encouraging people to do their best. But again, we don't know everything about how genes work, so try to keep an open mind. We need new ideas to explore so that we can figure things out. As long as they're not stated as fact, there should be no problem.

[@toubenzucaere]

+Rocket Jump Ninja For someone who advises others to "keep an open mind" you sure are reluctant to admit my points and accept the criticism... There are ideas that have been shown to be erroneous, including heritability of acquired characteristics, which is an idea proposed in your video. Clinging to an idea despite overwhelming evidence is quite the distortion of a senseful "keeping an open mind". It doesn't matter if you bring forth the "dea to help make another point". Actually, doesn't this undermine the point you actually want to make? As a final remark, I'd like to point to a popular saying in scientific and skeptical circles: "Keep an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out."

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+toubenzucaere I actually mostly agree with you, the disagreements are very minor. So I'm not sure why you think I deserve to be insulted (with implications about my integrity and intelligence), but I'd appreciate it if you stopped that. Thanks!

[@vanreborn23x]

I can't wait till it's 2017 and you will then have to say you play quake for 18 years haha

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Darwell Frederic Llerena Actually that's October this year... I think I started in October 1998.

[@vanreborn23x]

Sweet just a couple of months left! :D congratulations!

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Darwell Frederic Llerena haha thanks!

[@TxN10]

My grandsons better be PRO players in cs , or else I would be pretty mad in my grave! coming from the world's global elite org = best 0.6% that is! great content as always , I wish you luck in the near future , specially regarding the cs videos..

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+ToxiN You better start learning how to deal with pressure then, otherwise your grandsons will just collapse in the moment haha thanks!

[@usure2408]

Just got a razer deathadder 2013 for $25 xD

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Twitch_ Zena Cheap!

[@misterawesome1234]

+Twitch_ Zena DAFUQ WHERE BRO

[@usure2408]

Reasure it was secondhand off a friend of mine who recently upgrade :D

[@misterawesome1234]

wow lucky guy T.T

[@VladamirAP]

"unproven random thoughts" lol

[@3amsleep]

90% of skills cant be attributed to talent. theres just a very small pool of skills that are directly gene related

[@cfjlkfsjf]

Kappa

[@ashscott6068]

Oh, and I don't think eyesight matters at all. I only got my eyes tested fairly recently and got glasses. My vision literally went from significantly worse than normal, to better than 20/20 overnight, and there was no improvement in games. I guess other vision related traits definitely have an effect, but I'd stick those in the brain category. Like...I still blink when I pan quickly, and always aim between 2 enemies, even with rail. And I have trouble seeing my teammates. Though, I suspect that's more to do with the fact that they are hiding somewhere, waiting for the enemy to take some damage, before they show themselves.

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Ash Scott True, can get away with a lot as most of it is mental, but doesn't hurt to have good vision.

[@justinfung4351]

get guud m8

[@kolatheplayer1682]

I think (or not, i know) talent in FPS games (especially im talking right now about CS:GO) it's genetical only with reflex (wich you can training as well) and general orientaion, because some people can't see anythink wich is not on the middle of screen. Rest is to training. Just it!

[@RocketJumpNinja]

+Kola The Player Yeah for FPS, you might get an advantage from reflexes, but also body type, nerve stability (if that's a thing?), eyesight helps, competitive drive to win and improve... there are a lot of factors really.

[@mrrnigah643]

gg hadwork beat talent , when talent dosn't work hard !!