The easiest life imaginable is working at what comes naturally. You enrich life when you follow inclinations you were born with. But be warned, some innate inclinations harm us. Other expressions of your temperament need guiderails.
Seneca wrote in his letters, “The easiest thing in the world, to live in accordance with his own nature.” Difficulty is easy when you are born for it. Arithmetic is fun when your genius is math. Musicians are energized by working on hard music.
The easiest life imaginable:
Seneca wrote, “Therefore, man’s highest good is attained, if he has fulfilled the good for which nature designed him at birth.”
We enter the world with inborn temperaments.
Patrick Lencioni identifies six types of working genius. Gallup groups strengths into four themes. VIA lists six classifications of character strengths.
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Skillful leaders find ways for people to do easy things, even when those things are difficult.
Some people feel responsible naturally. Don’t tell them to reject responsibility. Encourage them to focus their sense of personal accountability on things within their control.
Some team members love learning. Don’t tell a learner to stifle curiosity. Encourage them to focus on learning things that bring immediate value.
Some leaders see danger. Others enjoy risk. Exploring every option offends gamblers and energizes the cautious. Consider consequences with risk-takers. Challenge the risk averse to focus on dangers that are likely to happen, not wild imaginings.
Some people fanatically finish stuff. Others chase shiny objects. Realize finishers are slow to begin and starters get bored quickly.
Expressing your temperament is the easiest life imaginable. What’s easy to one is frustrating to another. Encourage people to do what comes naturally. Protect them from the dark side of their inclinations.
What natural inclinations make life more difficult?
How can a person live in alignment with their inborn nature?
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