Play to Your Strengths
School tests weaknesses. Life rewards strengths.
Spending more time on our weakest areas is tempting, but life mostly rewards us for investing in our strengths. Imagine a student who struggles with math but excels at writing. In school, they might spend hours raising their math grades from a C to a B. However, spending the same time on writing might
... See moreStop fighting your nature. Start winning with it.
You're born with certain core traits. Fighting them is like being a sprinter forced to run marathons – exhausting and futile. But these "limitations" can become your biggest advantage.
Your instincts, personality, and preferences aren't flaws - they're features.
When something seems to be holding... See more
You're born with certain core traits. Fighting them is like being a sprinter forced to run marathons – exhausting and futile. But these "limitations" can become your biggest advantage.
Your instincts, personality, and preferences aren't flaws - they're features.
When something seems to be holding... See more
Brain Food: Stop Fighting Your Nature
“School tests weaknesses. Life rewards strengths.
Spending more time on our weakest areas is tempting, but life mostly rewards us for investing in our strengths. Imagine a student who struggles with math but excels at writing. In school, they might spend hours raising their math grades from a C to a B. However, spending the same time on writing
... See moreI think figuring out what you're really strong at and doing more of that, versus trying to correct weaknesses, is the key to success. Tiger never practiced sand-wedges he spent all his time getting really proficient at not being in the sand.
I think most success comes from actually doubling down, or quantitatively down-weighting your weaknesses,... See more
I think most success comes from actually doubling down, or quantitatively down-weighting your weaknesses,... See more