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WotD: Have a head for
We all have a head for something.
Sometimes it just takes a little longer to discover what it is.
When you have a head for something, you have the innate ability to understand or deal with something.
This ability could be anything at all, from working in high places to writing computer code.
I think the people who can discover what they have a head for early enough in life and then use that ability in their chosen career get more enjoyment out of their jobs.
When it comes to work, there are three types of people; those who live to work, the ones who work to live, and then there are the people for whom work is work; they do it and go home.
If you have a head for something related to your chosen profession, there’s a higher chance that you live to work. (In my humble opinion.)
It’s enjoyable, and working is merely an extension of your life.
Younger people these days are always harping on about how they want to get fulfillment from their work.
Perhaps the first step towards achieving fulfillment is discovering what your innate abilities are.
Discover what you have a head for, attain the training to do a job that requires that ability, find a position with a good company, and you should have fulfillment up the ying-yang for years and years.
Some people have a head for figures.
Perhaps accounting or another number-related field is for them.
Take me as an example.
I have a head for reading, news and accuracy, but I despise paper documents.
Teaching English to higher-level learners online was designed for a guy like me.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least an 8th-grade education (age 13 – 14).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 69.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.