avoiding one's weak points
An acquaintance of mine from my school days, who grew up with the education that "you should actively tackle what you are not good at," dared to find a job in sales, which he was not good at, for the reason of "changing 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 "avoid what you are not good at.
There is a notion that what we are not good at should be avoided.
On the other hand, there are those who believe that it is what we are not good at that we should actively work on.
Which is correct?
I think this is false dichotomy.
- The figure below shows three overlapping boxes, but the undifferentiated figure might be more appropriate.
- The one's forte / weak (in) dichotomy is incorrect.
- The figure below shows three overlapping boxes, but the undifferentiated figure might be more appropriate.
In fact.
- Something I've done many times and know I'm good at.
- What we don't yet know well, what we haven't experienced
- Things I've done many times and know I'm not good at.
There is a
Avoid what you know you are not good at, and don't repeat mistakes or pain.
Be proactive in ____ for growth and change."
- Isn't this "work on uncertain and inexperience things"?
- 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 "what you are not good at
- When did "work on what you are not good at, unskillfulness" somehow get replaced by "work on what you are not good at"?
Disadvantages and Disadvantages
- Many people in the world don't distinguish between the two.
- I'm "good at it = good at it" and the negation of that is "not good at it, not good at it."
- I'm not "not good" at something I haven't done yet, but I'm "not good" at it.
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