> > I think I mentioned here somewhere, a few sentences that changed my life. > In August, my tai-chi > > instructor said that if we focus on improving our weaknesses, we only end > up bringing ourselves up to mediocre levels. Otoh, if we improve our > strengths, the payoffs are much greater. >
I will remember this. I often view myself through the lens of what my peers seem to excel at and find myself longing for different skill sets. There always needs to be a willingness for adding new skills but it should be out of necessity and ideally with enthusiasm rather than born from feelings of jealousy or inadequacy. We are almost always our own worst enemy (unless one has an arch nemesis) and so it's easy to see one's own strengths in a diminished light. On Friday, January 27, 2017 at 11:22:37 AM UTC-5, Edward K. Ream wrote: > > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 8:15 AM, john lunzer <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> Great stuff Edward. Thank you for all of your work. It's fun to watch you >> when you're excited about Leo. I've been around long enough to see your >> "down" periods. I don't know what goes on in those periods but during them >> but I will constantly check the forums and the Leo's github for activity, >> waiting for the next "comeback". >> >> I don't know if you watch sports but I liken your activity to a typical >> year in sports complete with off-season. I'm not ashamed to say that you're >> one of my favorite programming "athletes" and I look forward to every new >> season. Your penchant for communication and documentation are really the >> key. Forgive the hyperbole, but you're easily *the* most transparent >> programmer I've encountered. >> > > Thanks for all these kind words. They've made my day. > > I think I mentioned here somewhere, a few sentences that changed my life. > In August, my tai-chi > > instructor said that if we focus on improving our weaknesses, we only end > up bringing ourselves up to mediocre levels. Otoh, if we improve our > strengths, the payoffs are much greater. > > This statement went off like a bomb in my head. I instantly saw that > working on Leo is the one and *only* thing at which I am not mediocre. > > Since then, I have hardly watched any sports, and have almost completely > stopped playing go. Ironically, I haven't been back to tai-chi either! I > still play the piano, but only for fun, and to give a bit of joy to others. > > Edward > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
