Work at the edge of your range

I would argue that writing a book about what you know, or summarizing your knowledge so that it is useful for other people, is working outside of your comfort zone. If you can explain something to a 5th grader, you probably know it pretty well. The fact that they said they could never do it indicates that they should probably focus on that.

Re: Work at the edge of your range

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Post by justinzollars » Fri, Sep 01, 2017, 3:50 PM UTC

johnnyo wrote: post #2

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hahahaha it is!

Re: Work at the edge of your range

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Post by maxxxxx » Fri, Sep 01, 2017, 3:51 PM UTC

itsmemattchung wrote: post #6

In summary, work just a notch above your comfort level.

From my experience most employers want you to work below your comfort level in terms of quality of work but above it in terms of work quantity.

Re: Work at the edge of your range

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Post by blahman2 » Fri, Sep 01, 2017, 3:52 PM UTC

"Unless, of course you ruin your voice, but let's not think about that possibility."

Yeah, of course. Let's not think about it. Except for we should.

Here is my view. Introduce balance in your life - push yourself for a limited amount of time per day, pursuing a specific goal, and do it intelligently. Like when you are in the gym - lift more than you should for longer than you should and get to enjoy 6 months of tendonitis.

It is not because you are weak/dumb. It's because your approach is weak and dumb.