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by AnotherGoodName 1118 days ago
I would say just be a little bit cautious of the "what's your superpower" thing because it can imply effortless success if not delivered carefully.

I've seen many people try something to a very superficial degree "oh that's clearly not for me".

This is particularly frustrating dealing with people who haven't yet found their path but clearly have potential. They keep looking for something they can somehow do naturally thinking that's the way success happens. Even the best artists, programmers, mathematicians had to actually work at it before they became good.

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I appreciate you bringing this up. I myself suffered from this type of thinking: "if I am struggling with something, that must mean I am not good at it, and shouldn't waste time on it". The idea that you need to struggle a bit, get better at things little by little, look at how much progress you've making over time and then decide whether it's for you or not I think is much healthier thinking