“The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.” – Sir William Bragg

It’s often been asked whether successful people are born or made. There’s no denying our biochemical makeup can affect our performance. And as far as genetics go, sometimes we get lucky and sometimes we don’t. What do you think? Is that all there is to it or do other factors like determination and the will to make it matter more?

(Eugene Yiga is the editor of Varsity Blah and his latest book is available free, exclusively from www.varsityblah.com/about)