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Another quote that comes immediately in my mind: "97% of advice is worthless.". Honestly, I can't think of any reason why a person must not extend his / her

• henrik_w 13y ago
  Or "A witty saying proves nothing" (Voltaire). Taking myself as an example: I like programming, and I am good at it. I don't like administration. So I don't try to become a manager, or a project manager or similar. I am sure I could if I tried, but I would not be very good at it. So for me it works out really well to focus on my strengths (making sure I am as good of a programmer as I can be). The result is that I program every day and enjoy it.
  • lazyjones 13y ago
    > I like programming, and I am good at it. I don't like administration. So I don't try to become a manager, or a project manager or similar. I like programming and was quite good at it. In fact, people bugged me to start a company based on a website I'd built until I gave in. 13 years later I've been a "manager" for all this time, still rather bad at managing people, but successful enough for 7-figure dividends. I can't say I regret trying it and not focusing on my strengths instead (I'd probably be a somewhat highly-paid employee in tech somewhere if I had done so). Also, I can still program every day and enjoy it.