I wish there was a word for a lesson that is obvious, but when you realize it in its totality, then the lesson becomes incredibly profound. I think “people have different strengths” is a pretty...
I wish there was a word for a lesson that is obvious, but when you realize it in its totality, then the lesson becomes incredibly profound.
I think “people have different strengths” is a pretty obvious thing to recognize in one’s life, and this is one flavor of that. The top comment even points out that this is basically just learning to do things you like and don’t like.
Yet there’s something deeper here that might be ineffable, since I cannot really describe it better than the author’s post. I simply truly recognize that truth or apply it to my own life until my mid-twenties and I think it has been incredibly liberating since realizing it. Perhaps the author has had the same kind of realization, and that’s why they felt this piece was worth writing.
I think there is often a kind of moral valence to the statement that somebody is or is not good at a certain thing, because often those things that we're not good at are traits that are associated...
I think there is often a kind of moral valence to the statement that somebody is or is not good at a certain thing, because often those things that we're not good at are traits that are associated with positive social behavior or positive morality. Often we try to mold ourselves into people irrespective of the underlying disposition that we hold, and it can make people very unhappy when they don't fit into the mold that they think they should fit into.
The article does a good job of stripping that away and just focusing on the mismatch between somebody's brain and what that person wants to do with the brain. I'm not going to say it's a simple problem to solve, at the end of the day, but it certainly is a lot simpler when you don't also have to deal with all of the baggage that typically comes along with it.
I've used a kind of mirrored conclusion the be able to show much more compassion for myself as well as others (and make choices in a similar way as in this blog post): It's hard because it's hard,...
I've used a kind of mirrored conclusion the be able to show much more compassion for myself as well as others (and make choices in a similar way as in this blog post):
It's hard because it's hard, if it was easy it wouldn't be hard!
Maybe that is a bit clearer for some, it is for me anyway! ;)
I wish there was a word for a lesson that is obvious, but when you realize it in its totality, then the lesson becomes incredibly profound.
I think “people have different strengths” is a pretty obvious thing to recognize in one’s life, and this is one flavor of that. The top comment even points out that this is basically just learning to do things you like and don’t like.
Yet there’s something deeper here that might be ineffable, since I cannot really describe it better than the author’s post. I simply truly recognize that truth or apply it to my own life until my mid-twenties and I think it has been incredibly liberating since realizing it. Perhaps the author has had the same kind of realization, and that’s why they felt this piece was worth writing.
I think there is often a kind of moral valence to the statement that somebody is or is not good at a certain thing, because often those things that we're not good at are traits that are associated with positive social behavior or positive morality. Often we try to mold ourselves into people irrespective of the underlying disposition that we hold, and it can make people very unhappy when they don't fit into the mold that they think they should fit into.
The article does a good job of stripping that away and just focusing on the mismatch between somebody's brain and what that person wants to do with the brain. I'm not going to say it's a simple problem to solve, at the end of the day, but it certainly is a lot simpler when you don't also have to deal with all of the baggage that typically comes along with it.
They actually did come up with a word for that: wisdom.
All the cliches are true.
Thanks for the thoughtful interesting blog post.
I've used a kind of mirrored conclusion the be able to show much more compassion for myself as well as others (and make choices in a similar way as in this blog post):
It's hard because it's hard, if it was easy it wouldn't be hard!
Maybe that is a bit clearer for some, it is for me anyway! ;)