Talent stacking is increasing your chances of success by becoming good at many skills, rather than trying to become the best at one. Scott Adams made

Talent Stacking: Two Paths to Extraordinary Success

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Talent stacking is increasing your chances of success by becoming good at many skills, rather than trying to become the best at one. Scott Adams made the idea popular in his book How to Fail at Almost Anything and Still Win Big.

When he was only 13 years old, he managed to get a draw from Garry Kasparov — one of the best players of all time.

And in the following years, predictions about his future came true. He became a grandmaster and won all major chess tournaments.

And he turned his money and fame into more success in business. He is the second-largest shareholder of Play Magnus —a public company with a $50 million market cap that has chess apps.

Alexandra loved chess, but she was not delusional. She knew earning a living as a chess player was tough if you were not one of the top players.

Viewers loved Alexandra; she was funny, likable, and good at chess. She quickly became one of the most popular chess streamers.