Mark Cuban believes you’re capable of greatness — as long as you stay open-minded enough to discover your strengths.
“I’m a hardcore believer that everybody has something that they’re really, really, really good at — that could be world-class great. Every single human being on this planet,” Cuban recently told the “Lex Fridman Podcast.”
“The hard part is just finding what that [greatness] is and, in some places, having resources to enable it,” he added. “But be curious so you can find out what it is.”
He has a point, according to psychologists. Curiosity can help you learn more while keeping you better engaged in your career or hobbies, research shows — which will make you happier, and more likely to succeed. Even if you don’t unlock “world-class” greatness, cultivating your own curiosity throughout life can have long-term benefits.
Cuban shared an example from his own personal experience. Despite the fact that he’s now a tech billionaire, he said he never showed an affinity for …