Understand what I can and cannot be the best at.
I am not the most empathetic, understanding person. Amongst my friends, I am the last person that people would come to express their deep concerns and ask for advice. I'm not good at it and I don't like doing it. I understand that I cannot be the best at mourning with those who mourn.
What I am good at is recognizing when people are feeling down and cheering them up not by hearing their problems and consoling them, but by distracting them with humor. I am very good at this and I could become the best in the world or at least the county.
Understand my passion
Laughing and making people laugh are passions of mine. I understand that everyone likes laughter and funny things but I'm convinced that I like these things much more than others. I spend a lot of time thinking about funny things and making others laugh. Maybe even the majority of my time is spent this way.
What drives my economic engine?
What is my profit per x?
This aspect of the hedgehog concept is less applicable to my analysis. In the case of cheering others up I will have profit = utility of the sad person. Potential ratios could be utility per time spent with the person or utility per dollar spent or utility per joke told. I believe that the best ratio is utility per joke told because when this ratio is maximized money and time are saved and only the highest quality jokes are told.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I need to quit trying to have the softest heart, or being the most understanding friend that people come to with their problems. Instead I need to focus on what I am passionate about and what I can become best at: telling high quality jokes.
What is my profit per x?
This aspect of the hedgehog concept is less applicable to my analysis. In the case of cheering others up I will have profit = utility of the sad person. Potential ratios could be utility per time spent with the person or utility per dollar spent or utility per joke told. I believe that the best ratio is utility per joke told because when this ratio is maximized money and time are saved and only the highest quality jokes are told.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I need to quit trying to have the softest heart, or being the most understanding friend that people come to with their problems. Instead I need to focus on what I am passionate about and what I can become best at: telling high quality jokes.
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