Comments on: A job you hate can be a paid learning opportunity in disguise http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/09/13/liking-the-tasks-you-hate-and-learning-while-getting-paid/ Articles on game theory and personal finance Thu, 17 May 2012 07:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Presh http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/09/13/liking-the-tasks-you-hate-and-learning-while-getting-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Presh Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:05:17 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/09/13/liking-the-tasks-you-hate-and-learning-while-getting-paid/#comment-226 @fiscalmusings: It's true we need to step outside the comfort box. One thing I realized more clearly now is just how different jobs are from college majors--it is hard to find a job at some thing you already know and are good at. That is why doing things you are unfamiliar with is important. And the younger you are, the less bad it looks if you fail. @Anonymous: If you are the same anonymous as the others, I see your strength is writing excellent comments anonymously! To your point, I completely agree it's better to be an expert than a jack of all trades. What I'm saying is don't settle to be an expert, you should be an expert and have a few tricks up your sleeve. @fiscalmusings: It’s true we need to step outside the comfort box. One thing I realized more clearly now is just how different jobs are from college majors–it is hard to find a job at some thing you already know and are good at. That is why doing things you are unfamiliar with is important. And the younger you are, the less bad it looks if you fail.

@Anonymous: If you are the same anonymous as the others, I see your strength is writing excellent comments anonymously! To your point, I completely agree it’s better to be an expert than a jack of all trades. What I’m saying is don’t settle to be an expert, you should be an expert and have a few tricks up your sleeve.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/09/13/liking-the-tasks-you-hate-and-learning-while-getting-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Anonymous Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:22:16 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/09/13/liking-the-tasks-you-hate-and-learning-while-getting-paid/#comment-225 Well stated. I would just caution against steering your job too far from your strengths, in an attempt to remedy weaknesses. Always have a firm base before you try to build upward. Well stated.

I would just caution against steering your job too far from your strengths, in an attempt to remedy weaknesses.

Always have a firm base before you try to build upward.

]]> By: fiscalmusings http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/09/13/liking-the-tasks-you-hate-and-learning-while-getting-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-224 fiscalmusings Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:34:01 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/09/13/liking-the-tasks-you-hate-and-learning-while-getting-paid/#comment-224 Nice article. In order to learn and grow we need to step outside of our comfort zone. Nice article. In order to learn and grow we need to step outside of our comfort zone.

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