pretty good/skilled in everything. being a well-rounded human makes for a much more enjoyable life than being an idiot savant.

I'd be the world's greatest public speaker

Follow the path of Hitler

Everybody would want to have lunch with me

best at one thing.

as long as it doesnt make you functionally retarded at everything else.

Best at one thing. That makes you rich and famous and you get to dominate

 

Originally Posted by Hank H1LL

I would rather be this making 50k a year than rain man inheriting 3 million dollars.

anyway forcing yourself to become well-rounded is what helps you discover your real talents. it wouldn't be fair to offer someone ultimate success in one pursuit while restricting their ability to improve themselves elsewhere.

But nobody is saying you cant become well rounded, you just wont automatically be good at everything. It would be like living your life right now, except you are the best in the world at one thing. If anything, being the best at one thing would give you more free time (assuming you use that skill to become rich) to become more well rounded.

I mean, the only way this question makes sense is if you are pretty shitty at everything else. if you are just your normal self and then awesome at one thing, its a pretty stupid hypothetical isnt it?

 

Originally Posted by jaykell15

It would be like living your life right now, except you are the best in the world at one thing. If anything, being the best at one thing would give you more free time (assuming you use that skill to become rich) to become more well rounded.

you make a good case but I still think I'd rather automatically be good at everything.

for me at least, saving a lifetime of working toward that goal beats a lifetime as the best golfer in the world. I think I could make plenty of money if I was good at everything, and being uber rich has never been my dream in life regardless. if at my age I was instantly "pretty good" at everything I do, I would have plenty of time to become the best in the world at something.

for a lot of talents, staying the best in the world demands huge commitments to training. that part wasn't stipulated but maybe it needs to be.

 

Originally Posted by saxman

I think when you say you want to be the best at something, you have to be more specific than just saying music - like you would have to say you want to be the best guitar player in the world. To be the best guitar player in the world would mean you have to devote yourself entirely to that craft since there are thousands of great guitar players. Once you become the best, you would have to continue to work your ass off to remain the best. That doesn't leave you much time to enjoy or excel at many other disciplines.

haha what he said

im the best in the world at internet-posting.

Im functionally retarded at all else~

 

Originally Posted by zeppelinzoso16

I read Z-Fresh being the best musician as him wishing he was dead at 27

Anything else you want to tell us somebody in OT will call the police to come save you Z

I'd be a drug free best musician in the world. My brother used to be in a band called Dead at 27.

I think I would choose to be the best in the world at one specific thing. What that thing would be, I cannot decide. I love playing poker, was a pretty decent writer when I was younger, there are a few options I could go for . . .

But definitely would enjoy being the acknowledged "best in the world" at something.

 

Originally Posted by saxman

I think when you say you want to be the best at something, you have to be more specific than just saying music - like you would have to say you want to be the best guitar player in the world. To be the best guitar player in the world would mean you have to devote yourself entirely to that craft since there are thousands of great guitar players. Once you become the best, you would have to continue to work your ass off to remain the best. That doesn't leave you much time to enjoy or excel at many other disciplines.

you're thinking of my question correctly...

being the best in the world requires sacrifice... i guess i should've made that clear.