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0 pointstravisjungroth2y ago0 comments

> I think learning how to learn things that are hard FOR YOU is quite possibly the most important skill in life.

I’d certainly agree it’s extremely valuable. There are some failure modes from taking it too far (like anything).

People tend to be happier when they’re very good at things. You also contribute more to the world. If you’re always doing things that are hard for you, you won’t do as much or as well, really by definition. It’s okay to do things that are easy for you. There are a lot of upsides!

Even if you choose an easy path, there will always be hard parts. So if you want to get anywhere, it’s essential to have practice navigating that. Just consider if that’s where you want to be all the time. I’ve done it myself and seen it in others, where you think you’re always challenging yourself, but you’ve actually just put yourself into a life that’s a bad fit.

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thrixton2y ago

This is very valuable advice.

Find a niche, do one thing and do it well. You do you.

Or if you want to be a generalist, that's very valid too, but again, you do you.

The constant glorification of growth and the massive industry built around it doesn't help.

smeej2y ago

I agree that it wouldn't be a good idea to spend your life focused on things that are hard for you, but since, as you said, there will be hard parts no matter what you do, learning how to learn the things that are hard is the critical skill.

You don't really have to learn how to learn things that are easy for you. That's what gets them classified as "easy." But you'll never accomplish anything unless you learn how to work through those inevitable hard parts, and the sooner you can learn that, the better.

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