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namaria
on Aug 19, 2024
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The Expert Mind [pdf] (2006)
Why wouldn't you want to master something you do for a living? Who would want to permanently struggle?
north_african
on Aug 19, 2024
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There's a big area between mastery and struggling plus the cost of mastery is time investment with no obvious financial reward for example!
namaria
on Aug 19, 2024
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So what you're saying is you're fine with being mediocre, as long as your compensation sits at a local optimum?
north_african
on Aug 20, 2024
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Yeah pretty much!
namaria
on Aug 20, 2024
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Sounds boring but whatever floats your goat...
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