The Long Road

01/31/2006 Archived Entry: "Mastering a Domain"

I wish I was really excellent at something. Anything. There are lots of things I’d consider myself good or even very good at like poker, Street Fighter, writing, drawing, but I doubt my skillz in these things would impress anyone who’s spent any significant amount of time at them themselves.

As a general rule, I try to be “above average” in most things, or better than 50% of the population in 90% of everything I do. Whether this is true or not, I leave as an exercise to the reader. I would love it though if I had just one thing where I could say that I was better than 99% of people at. Something that I had spent lots of time learning the ins and outs of, something that people who knew me could say “Thai is the best [whatever] I know” about.

I wonder if I have the attention span and focus necessary to do this, it probably takes years of practice, studying, and dedication to be truly excellent at something but I know lots of people who’ve devoted that kind of time and I want to be like that, to be like one of those people who end up having videos of them doing whatever it is they’re great at uploaded onto the internet for all to admire! Not really, but that’s along the lines of what I’m talking about.

Am I already excellent at something and don’t really know it? If so, what is it? If not, what do you guys think I could take on and try (and maybe actually succeed) to be great at?

Replies: 7 comments

You are definitely the best at not being the best at anything. =)

Posted by Mike @ 01/31/2006 09:43 PM EST

Well, you're my comics guy. If I have any questions about comics (well, the marvel/dc whatever ones I don't typically read and don't generally have questions about), I come to you. Does that comfort you any? :P

I see myself as being a reference for spelling/grammar (in a few languages..). How good is that, really?

Posted by Arshwana @ 01/31/2006 09:54 PM EST

I am a master at laziness. Bow down and... aw whatever....

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