Successful strategies

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One: Human energy is limited; when you devote your energy to certain things, it means that you are giving up on other things at the same time. Rather than spending a lot of effort turning weaknesses into strengths, it is better to focus that effort on leveraging existing strengths, which will yield a higher return on investment. In short, people should “make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.” Second: Human attention is limited; since it’s impossible to take care of everything, it’s essential to ensure that the key points are not overlooked. Whether an individual’s performance is satisfactory and their abilities are excellent is determined, in 80% or even a higher proportion of cases, by their direct supervisor. Even if everyone in the world says you’re fine, if your direct supervisor thinks there’s something wrong with you, then there is most likely something wrong. In short, you need to “focus on the key points.”