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Do hard things. The jobs are fewer, but hiring is easier, they pay better, and you will mostly have better job security. Most people prefer easy or trendy things because that is the maximum of their capabilities or because they lack the discipline to follow through.

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Perhaps better described as "do the most difficult thing you can do".

I'd add "that you find interesting", but for most people, the most difficult thing that can master is typically something they also find engaging, the two tend to go hand in hand.

Also, it doesn't have to be hard (i.e. a slog) for you, the point is to focus on things beyond the ability of as many other people as possible.

What are hard things?

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