Am I Operating within My Zone of Genius?

Rui Zhi Dong
1 min readDec 9, 2019
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“I’m no genius. I’m smart in spots — but I stay around those spots.” — Tom Watson

Most of us like to think we’re good at everything. But the truth is that we’re usually very good at only a few things.

Figure out where you have an edge.

Warren Buffett calls it the circle of competence. He sticks with investing in companies that operates in industries he truly understands.

Having the self awareness of knowing where your core strength lay will set you apart from the crowd.

Stay within your zone of genius. Focus.

The name of the game is not about expanding your zone. It’s about having the awareness of knowing where your circle is and operating within it. That’s how you play to win.

So ask yourself, Am I Operating within My Zone of Genius?

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Rui Zhi Dong

Entrepreneur and Writer. Working on book, Thinking Questions. Influenced by Charlie Munger, Nassim Taleb, Ray Dalio, Marcus Aurelius, Cicero.