🧐 How to Find What You Are Truly Good At | Good at = Good Results + Low Consumption + Repeatable!

A few days ago, we talked about two key elements for future life:

Finding what you like and what you are good at, and using AI to refine and activate your strengths, allowing you to earn money through your strengths, which means earning money happily!

AI is not difficult; you just need to pay for it. Many people find it hard to "find what they are good at," so this topic deserves another discussion.

First, let's clarify one point:

The core reason for not being able to find your strengths is usually not that you don't have anything you are good at, but rather that you set your goals too grandly:

You want to find "life direction/destiny/lifetime career" all at once.

But "being good at" is more like a puzzle of small, verifiable abilities:

As long as you use actionable methods to gradually find these pieces, it will become clearer and clearer.

Here’s a set of processes suitable for ordinary people, simple to execute, and low-cost. I will try to make it a step-by-step process "like conducting an experiment."

1️⃣ First, clarify the concept: What you are looking for is not "passion," but "replicable advantages."

Many people get stuck because they misunderstand "being good at" as:

1) Never getting tired of it

2) Being much better than others right away

3) Having strong passion

But in reality, "being good at" is more commonly manifested as:

= You learn faster

= You perform more steadily

= Others are more willing to entrust such tasks to you

= You feel a sense of "smoothness/stability" after completing it

= You can explain complex things clearly/make them into processes

So what we need to find is: In which tasks can you consistently produce results "above average," and that are repeatable.

A three-step method "usable by ordinary people": Record → Small Experiment → Review

2️⃣ You don’t need to first think, "What am I good at?" You just need to start with these three steps, and the answers will emerge on their own.

Step One: Keep a "micro-record" for 7 consecutive days (3 minutes each day)

Prepare a memo or a form, and just record 3 items each day:

1) What did I do today that received good feedback from others/I felt went smoothly?

2) What task made me feel significantly more effortful/procrastinated/very resistant?

3) Did I have any moments today where "I explained it and others understood"?

Key: Do not write abstract statements like "I am good at communication." Write specific events, for example:

1) "I helped a colleague restructure an email, and he said it was much clearer."

2) "I organized family expenses into a table, and my family understood it for the first time."

3) "I walked a newcomer through the process, and he learned it quickly."

After 7 days, you will have 10-20 specific cases.

This is your raw material.

You will be surprised to find: being good at something is not something you think up; it is "extracted" from specific events.

Step Two: "Extract ability labels" from the cases (complete in 30 minutes)

Take out these 10-20 cases and ask yourself one question for each case:

"What did I do right here?"

Then assign it a specific label (not too grand), common labels include:

1) Organizing information into a structure (outline, table, steps)

2) Identifying problems/finding loopholes (error checking, risk assessment)

3) Quickly understanding new things (quick to grasp)

4) Explaining complex ideas clearly (explanatory ability)

5) Promoting collaboration (coordinating resources, pushing progress)

6) Aesthetics and presentation (layout, visuals, expression)

7) Patience and attention to detail (checking, proofreading, reviewing)

8) Empathy and reassurance (making others feel at ease, willing to talk)

You will find: you are not "good at a certain profession," but rather "good at certain ability modules."

Step Three: Conduct 3 "low-cost small experiments" (1-2 hours each)

Next, the most crucial part: don’t rely on imagination; rely on verification.

From the ability labels you’ve identified, choose 2-3 that you frequently encounter and find relatively easy to do, and design a small experiment for each ability. Principles:

1) Low cost: no or minimal spending

2) Deliverable: can produce a specific outcome

3) Feedback: allows others to evaluate or quantifies the effect

Examples: If your label is "structuring/organizing information"

Small Experiment:

Create a one-page guide on a topic you are familiar with ("XX Beginner's Guide" or "Home Buying Pitfalls Checklist")

Or turn a work process into an SOP step-by-step list |

Verification Metrics:

Whether others are willing to save/share/follow it

Whether you feel "smooth and not painful" after completing it

Example: If your label is "explaining/expressing"

Small Experiment:

Explain a concept clearly to a friend and record it, organizing it into a 5-minute presentation script

Post a short article titled "I clarified XX"

Verification Metrics:

Whether the other person goes from "not understanding" to "able to retell"

Whether comments include "finally understood" or "clearly explained"

Example: If your label is "identifying problems/finding loopholes"

Small Experiment:

Create a risk list for a proposal (at least 10 items) + countermeasures

Or help a friend's resume/copy find issues and revise it

Verification Metrics:

Whether the other person feels "you hit the nail on the head"

Whether the revised result is significantly better (interview invitations, reading data, etc.)

After completing 3 experiments, you will basically be able to upgrade from "I think I might be good at this" to "I have verified that I am indeed good at this."

3️⃣ A very practical judgment formula: Good at = Good Results + Low Consumption + Repeatable

Many people only look at "good results," but that may be due to sheer effort, overextension, or a lucky performance.

What you need to find is that all three conditions are met:

Good Results: Recognized by others, improved data, problems solved

Low Consumption: Doesn’t require extreme willpower to push through (not the same as not being tiring)

Repeatable: You can achieve similar results in different scenarios

If these three conditions are met in two or more ways, that’s your strength, and it’s worth continuing to invest in.

Misconceptions:

Common misconception: Why you can’t find it

Misconception 1: Making choices based on "the imagined self"

"I want to be a very capable person, so I should be good at XXX."

True strengths come from evidence of what you have already accomplished.

Misconception 2: Only looking for strengths in the workplace

Some people's advantages are more evident in life:

Organizing household chores, planning trips, coordinating family conflicts, learning new tools, taking care of children, streamlining cooking processes… these are all real abilities.

Misconception 3: Treating "being good at" as a fixed label

Being good at something is often an "advantage developed through practice," not something predetermined.

What you need to find is: the few abilities that are most worth continuing to practice.

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