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Skill vs. Interest vs. Compensation

July 22nd, 2007

This morning, I came across the best Venn diagram that I’ve seen in ages:

The scariest area is at the bottom right: you’ve fooled somebody into paying you for something that you don’t like and don’t do well.

I wonder where the majority of American workers would be placed. I wonder where the majority of my colleagues would be placed.

I wonder how much the productivity and output of the country would improve if everybody were in the magic middle area.

(This post is part of the 100/100/100 challenge)

  1. July 23rd, 2007 at 04:16 | #1

    I live in that part.

  2. Whitney
    July 23rd, 2007 at 22:09 | #2

    This is so true! But I think there is a reason the middle area is so small. 🙂

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