Comments on: How Good Are You?

By: Ragged Clown

Ragged Clown — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 08:21:01 +0000

In reply to Trevor L. It is about self-evaluation but it’s also about being comfortable with where you are and where you are going.

By: Ragged Clown

Ragged Clown — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 08:20:06 +0000

In reply to Janet. Thank you, Janet! I almost didn't post it because I wasn’t sure it was interesting enough! It also felt a little more intimate than I am comfortable with. Dancing naked in the shopping centre. No problem! Bragging about my maths A-level? Hmmmm…

By: Janet

Janet — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 05:01:28 +0000

I love this post, Kevin, as it helps me quantify what has only been vague awareness of general mediocrity in most areas of my life. And also allows me to feel pretty good about how good I was in some other areas. But it’s always been more about process for me — the pleasure or satisfaction of just hitting the ball — and almost never about a reliable product. I think I heard or read that same interview with McEnroe and thought his way of looking at life was more unpleasant than I could ever stand. Plus I couldn’t relate to his emphasis on tangible, measurable achievement when almost everything I care about in life can’t be measured.

By: Janet

Janet — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 04:54:27 +0000

In reply to Trevor L. I was the opposite! I never thought I had what it would take to be a highly accomplished anything, so didn't aim high. I ended up in three different kinds of work in which I eventually realized that I probably could have amounted to something! But I didn't enjoy any of them enough to stick to them for more than seven years.

By: Trevor L

Trevor L — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 21:26:11 +0000

Isn’t this about self evaluation?
What if my self evaluation is flawed?
In my early working career I thought I had skills that should be rewarded with (maybe) promotions and a higher salary. It didn’t happen.
Only much later when I looked back at that period did I realize how out of touch I was. My self evaluation was deeply flawed.