It isn’t groundbreaking news for me to say that people perform better when doing something they enjoy. What might be groundbreaking, on the other hand, is the idea that just because one does something they enjoy doesn’t mean they’re any good at it. It is very possible, and arguably common, for one to perform a function they love and be atrocious at it. Think failed athletics careers for an easy example.

I think my idea creates a pretty neat situation. If you’re not any good at what you love, what are you good at? There are training classes available to make you better at performing a task but where do you to learn to love something else? I’m certain that the concept that you will love something when you get better at it is flawed, but I know the idea that some people are just doomed to being miserable failures is wrong. What do you think?