I have this thing about managing a tradeoff between playing to your strengths and consciously suspending them on occasion so you can see into the blindspots it creates.
I seem to see more clearly if I consciously play to weaknesses about 20% ofvthe time.
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If you’re smart, do mindless grunt work
If you’re beautiful work with blind people or something
If you’re charismatic, do solitary work with non-living things
If you’re articulate, work with animals
You get the idea
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What happens if you exceed 20%? Like say go up to 50-80%? For a week? For a month? For a year?
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That’s a very aggro extrapolation 🙂
I’d say everyone needs the occasional reminder of how narrow their comfort zone is
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This is useful, legit advice (part of what I like to think of as advanced #strengths tip). It could do with an accompanying gentle warning: 1/
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