This actually reminds me of a saying: “People will retreat to their strengths”. Most of the time using what your good at is the fastest way to overcome a problem. It’s a heuristic that works well for 95% of everyday problems but can sabotage you when confronted with especially hard or novel situations.
It seems like the important skill that this post alludes to is knowing when to apply your current skills to a problem vs. going out and putting in the hard work to acquire a new skill.
This actually reminds me of a saying: “People will retreat to their strengths”. Most of the time using what your good at is the fastest way to overcome a problem. It’s a heuristic that works well for 95% of everyday problems but can sabotage you when confronted with especially hard or novel situations.
It seems like the important skill that this post alludes to is knowing when to apply your current skills to a problem vs. going out and putting in the hard work to acquire a new skill.