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WHAT YOU'RE GOOD AT VS WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO
Jake and I were talking about work the other day. I kept wondering, what's more important: to work with something you're good at or to do work that you like to do?

I think some of this point is a bit moot. Generally, if you're really good at something, you must enjoy it at least a little bit or you wouldn't have been able to become that good at it. And if you truly love doing something, you'll eventually get good at it. Or, at least, better than mediocre.

However, there are real case examples where I might be really good at something but it's not my passion. And I could be really passionate about something that I am just not that great at. Even if I am above mediocre. Is that good enough? Will I constantly struggle and always get frustrated? Should I just stick to what I know best for my job and make the other my "hobby"?

I honestly don't know the answer to this one.

April 08, 2008 | work | share[]
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