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Thanks for adding this context. Does your neice have competing opportunities where polishing actually blocks out? My experience is that I don’t have 5 things
by prepend 4y ago
Thanks for adding this context.
Does your neice have competing opportunities where polishing actually blocks out?
My experience is that I don’t have 5 things I could do if I end with good enough. I rarely have 5 assignments due at the same time. So if I polish something, I’m actually just losing time that I would have spent on some marginal activity like tv, reading, etc.
It also is hard to evaluate opportunity and value, especially ahead of time. So focusing on a single experience rather than trying to increase quantity of experience may result in a lower level of impact than just polishing a single item.
- arthurofbabylon 4y agoGreat point – how do we know when something is worth focusing on? I usually use enthusiasm for signal, but I am sure there is an effective rational approach as well. In the case of my gf's neice, she is in an exploratory phase with a truly incredible amount of high-quality opportunities right in front of her. Losing attention/time to something low value would be "high cost," by my assessment.