This is the common spirit between Buddhism and Warren Buffett.
If you can’t do it well, then don’t do it.
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Related:
- Is the upside worth it?
- Is the downside worth it?revisit
- 1-2e1 Be ambitious but leverage what you already know
- 2-1a7b Work in a field you have both a natural aptitude for and deep interest in. It should become increasingly interesting as you learn more about it.
- 2-1b2b ‘Second-order thinking’ - Solve the root cause of a problem (prevention) and not symptoms. Be smart-lazy.
- 2-1c1 ‘Comparative advantage’ - If others can do it, let them
- 5-1b1b2a If you follow the Fun Criterion, you’ll be good at things
- 5-1b4c Exponential growth feels flat in the beginning, precisely why it’s worth making an extraordinary effort to get it started. You can also follow the Fun Criterion (the latter likely exhausts the former). Consistency is the key.
- 6-3b2d1 Don’t reinvent the wheel. Copy and paste. Save keystrokes.
- 7-1a1a3 If you know that others can solve certain problems, let them. Only work on important problems worth focusing on.
- 9-4e2c Figure out what’s really worth automating-delegating first, before automating-delegating anything
- 13-4 Time is scarce because action involves choosing one thing over others