The best people I’ve worked with have a striking trait in common.
When faced with a hard problem, they’re willing to sit with it for a long time, they’re willing to dig deep into the ambiguity, and they’re willing to pull at the loose threads until slowly the knot begins to unravel.
The most important word in the above paragraph is “willing”.
Innate talent isn’t a prerequisite to solving a hard problem. It’s a voluntary willingness to sit with, dig deep, and pull at the loose threads.