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title: Specific Knowledge
created: 2024-11-18T09:18:12
modified: 2025-10-20T12:13:49
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* It is found by pursuing your genuine [curiosity](stay-curious.md) on [multiple skillsets](specialization-is-for-insects.md).
	* It’s hard to become the top 1% in any field, but it’s a lot easier to _combine/stack two (or more) skills_ where you’re in the top 25% of each.
	* [Diminishing returns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminishing_returns) suggest that you don’t need to excel in every foundational skill; you just need to reach a sufficient level of competence in each one.
* [It should feel like _play_ to you, but _work_ for others.](https://x.com/naval/status/1337144251403014144)
	* There is an enormous difference between [working hard](Work%20hard.md) on something that is a grind and working hard on something that comes easily to you. Exceptional results almost exclusively happen when you work hard on an area where you have some natural aptitude. Play to your strengths.
* It can be taught (hence, ≠ Unique Knowledge), but only through [apprenticeship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_apprenticeship) (e.g., on-the-job training), [not in schools](true-education-begins-where-school-ends.md).
* It is something society cannot yet easily train other people to do (hard to replicate).
* [Find your “unfair competitive advantages”](leverage.md): 清楚知道自己的強項與天賦 [^1]，把興趣變成自己的優勢。

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# See Also

* [Specialization is for insects](specialization-is-for-insects.md)

[^1]: 組合技，非特定技能 (unique blend of interests, hobbies, and eccentricities)