Develop "strategic incompetence" - people won't ask you to do things you hate to do, if you're bad at them.

Some people are just no good at not being in charge.

You're only good if you can do bad and decide not to.

Tell your child, your spouse, or your employee that he or she is stupid or dumb at a certain thing, has no gift for it, and is doing it all wrong, and you have destroyed almost every incentive to try to improve.

If you can’t successfully do something, don’t think you can tell others how it should be done

I hate incompetence. I think it’s probably the only thing I do hate. But it didn’t make me want to rule people. Nor to teach them anything. It made me want to do my own work in my own way and let myself be torn to pieces if necessary.

incapable of doing a good job

Las personas que piensan que no son capaces de hacer algo, no lo harán nunca, aunque tengan las aptitudes

We all have a vast number of areas in which we have no talent or skill and little chance of becoming even mediocre. In those areas a knowledge workers should not take on work, jobs and assignments. It takes far more energy to improve from incompetence to mediocrity than it takes to improve from first-rate performance to excellence.

If self-efficacy is lacking, people tend to behave ineffectually, even though they know what to do.

If you don't want to do something,don't impose on others

Give up trying to be good at stuff that makes you feel bad.

They hate not to make use of their abilities... they do not necessarily work for their own self-interest.

Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better