I especially like the idea that any ability comes with trade-offs and so in a sense we are all idiot-savants, good at some things, bad at others, especially with respect to really different people. I know a lot of smart people, but I've never met one who didn't have blind spots. It's good to remember that because if you think that because you have a really high IQ, are really rich, or are a good speaker, you are therefore the smartest guy in any room, you are going to make a very big mistake someday.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Hence you should really try to regularly have a go at something that is
a)Obviously, (to you) an important and serious thing to do. Something you can't dismiss as "stupid and meaningless".
b) Totally outside your areas of strength.
The outcomes are that either
a)you'll be forcibly reminded that "Thou too art mortal"
or
b) You'll develop a new area of strength AND in the process you'll be forcibly reminded that "Thou too art mortal"
I'm currently working on "Sales".
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