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> many people don't want to put in the effort to learn stuff that would benefit them immediately I take it you're not counting yourself in that group? Have you
by CathedralBorrow 7y ago
> many people don't want to put in the effort to learn stuff that would benefit them immediately
I take it you're not counting yourself in that group? Have you already learned everything that would benefit you immediately?
- tempguy9999 7y agoIt would be a better question if you asked it fairly: "Have you already learned everything". I did not suggest or imply 'everything' should be learnt.
- CathedralBorrow 7y agoThat's fair. Your comment would also be better if you quoted me fairly and didn't cut off the second half of my question. "Everything" and "Everything that would benefit you immediately" are not the same thing. But I don't think there's much to gain from more bickering here, let me just retract my comment.
- tempguy9999 7y agoThat's very civil of you, upvoted. OK, now I can answer. It's all a balance of investment, payback (which can be direct - "gets me a job" - and nebulous life-quality stuff - "that's interesting!") and erm, my lifespan. I try to make those tradeoffs consciously. If I decide x is valuable but boring, these days I'll measure it against other priorities, if it wins I force myself to do it. So I try. It's an acquired skill which I'm still working on.
- rat9988 7y agoWhat you call an acquired skill is a heuristic most people do unconsciously.
- tempguy9999 7y agoPeople always do the right thing and don't dither, don't procrastinate, always evaluate the long term consequences? Sure they do.