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Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it.

— Eric Allin Cornell

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

It frustrates me if I'm not good at something, so I do it until I get good at it.

— Joe Mauer

I do things because I enjoy it. That used to be my downfall, but now it's the upside.

— Waris Ahluwalia

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

— Vera Wang

The point came when people were doing things I didn't feel competent to do myself. I'm not being modest; I honestly get lost. I was lucky in spotting what I did when I did, but there comes a point where you realise what you're doing is not going to be much good.

— Peter Higgs

The willingness to keep learning is, I think, the most important thing about trying to be good at anything. You never want to stop learning.

— Emile Hirsch

I'm always upset about not doing things as good as I think I could have because I care.

— Shawn Mendes

Nothing thrills me more than to be good at something. It's very rewarding, and I feel grateful and blessed, and I never take it for granted.

— Jane Elliot

I sometimes fall into the trap of doing what I think I should be doing rather than what I want to be doing.

— Bjork

✗Opposing Perspectives

But I find the best things I do, I do when I'm trying to avoid doing something else I'm supposed to be doing. You know, you're working on something. You get bugged, or you lose your enthusiasm or something. So you turn to something else with an absolute vengeance.

— Norton Juster

I don't like doing most things unless I can do them quite well.

— Oliver Reed