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As a unit of currency, a talent was worth about 6,000 denarii. [1] A denarius was the usual payment for a day's labour. [1] At one denarius per day, a single talent was therefore worth 20 years of labor (assuming a 6-day work week, because nobody would work on the weekly Sabbath).
More significantly, 10,000 (a myriad) was the highest Greek numeral, and a talent the largest unit of currency, [1] so that 10,000 talents was the largest easily described debt (for comparison, the combined annual tribute of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea around this time was only 600 talents, [2] and one denarius was a day's wages, [2] so that ...
Having distilled these five talents from studying the very best leaders, and then assessing everyone else (58k and counting), the vast majority fall well short. Only 4% score in the top quartile ...
Multipotentiality is the state of having many exceptional talents, any one or more of which could make for a great career for that person. — Tamara Fisher, Education Week During 2015, Emilie Wapnick coined [ 6 ] the term "multipotentialite", perhaps to establish a shared identity for the community.
Image credits: Festina_lente123 #2. TIL in 2012 an 11-yr-old boy disappeared while shopping with his mom & then made his way to an airport. After he passed 5 security checks without a passport or ...
More than 60 years after becoming one of the most famous musicians in the world, Ringo Starr still admits to some lingering vulnerability when it comes to his musical talents.
Marx explained his belief that, in such a society, each person would be motivated to work for the good of society despite the absence of a social mechanism compelling them to work, because work would have become a pleasurable and creative activity. Marx intended the initial part of his slogan, "from each according to his ability" to suggest not ...
Start small—whether it's slowly getting back to work, tidying up your living space, or tackling one small goal at a time. There's no need to rush. Taking it slow and adjusting gradually can make ...