Optimize for what excites you, not necessarily what you may be naturally talented in. Work hard at what you find fun, and the skill will follow. Cautionary tal

Optimize for what excites you, not necessarily what you may be naturally talented in. Work hard at what you find fun, and the skill will follow. Cautionary tale: I am a data scientist and love working with numbers. I fell into a job that required me to create educational videos about data science. I discovered that I am very good at narrating and creating educational videos. People loved these videos! I was even told I should offer my services as a part-time voice actor due to my narration skills. More and more requests for videos kept piling in. Meanwhile, all I wanted to do was get back to writing code. I didn't mind creating the videos but I found them draining. Analytics is truly what makes me happy and excited to start work in the morning. A career is a marathon and if you're not optimizing for what fills your cup every day, you will quickly burn out. Do what makes you happy!