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+title: Individual Ability
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+# Individual Ability
+
+**Effort is the smallest part of improvement.**
+
+This note is about practical ability.
+For discussion of how others _perceive_ ability,
+see [[professionalism]].
+
+Individuals differ in **learning rate** and **capacity for familiarity**.
+Whether nature or nurture is to blame,
+there is little an adult can do to move those needles.
+Making the most of the resources you have
+requires developing effective coping mechanisms
+(like [[notetaking]]).
+
+To gain and maintain skill is time consuming.
+The barrier to greater professional skill
+for most people is **responsibility**.
+
+## Capacity for Familiarity
+
+There is a practical limit to the mind's "shelf space".
+It's not only a question of experience or exposure,
+familiarity requires maintenance.