An acquaintance of mine from my school days, who grew up with the education that āyou should actively tackle what you are not good at,ā dared to find a job in sales, which he was not good at, for the reason of āchanging himself. He could not get used to the job, became mentally ill, and quit his job. The most important thing for human mental health is to āavoid what you are not good at.
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There is a notion that what we are not good at should be avoided.
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On the other hand, there are those who believe that it is what we are not good at that we should actively work on.
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Which is correct?
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I think this is false dichotomy.
- The figure below shows three overlapping boxes, but the undifferentiated figure might be more appropriate.
- The oneās forte / weak (in) dichotomy is incorrect.
- The figure below shows three overlapping boxes, but the undifferentiated figure might be more appropriate.
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In fact.
- Something Iāve done many times and know Iām good at.
- What we donāt yet know well, what we havenāt experienced
- Things Iāve done many times and know Iām not good at.
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There is a
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Avoid what you know you are not good at, and donāt repeat mistakes or pain.
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Be proactive in ____ for growth and change.ā
- Isnāt this āwork on uncertain and inexperience thingsā?
- If you only do what you know you are good at over and over again, you will never discover anything new. - Trade-offs between use and exploration
- So, dare to challenge āwhat you are not good at
- When did āwork on what you are not good at, unskillfulnessā somehow get replaced by āwork on what you are not good atā?
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Disadvantages and Disadvantages
- Many people in the world donāt distinguish between the two.
- Iām āgood at it = good at itā and the negation of that is ānot good at it, not good at it.ā
- Iām not ānot goodā at something I havenāt done yet, but Iām ānot goodā at it.
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