Compared to the average person, I can much more easily come up with great ideas, but the nitty gritty of executing them by myself is a bit harder for me. I somewhat underperform at solving “Simple Problems” (which is why that execution is a bit harder for me). I am still competent at solving “Simple Problems”, but I don’t naturally excel at it. How much I might excel at solving a problem is greater if it is more ambiguous and complex and there is time for me to break it down.

I have concluded that I am an ideation specialist for “Complex Problems” based on my creations, feedback from others, and other evidence. As I discussed in the Main About Page, I use specific processes to lead my thoughts in the right direction. Some of the processes started out similar to what you might read in a book1 or article2. Those processes were then further developed for my specific mind to the point where it became second nature for me.

I think ideation for “Complex Problems” is my most useful skill to be most helpful for society. In order to be most helpful with that skill, I would need to utilize more of my time on tasks where that skill is especially important (and utilize less of my time on other tasks). I hope to find increasingly more impactful opportunities to do that as time goes on.

There is a vast variety of what that might look like. For example, if this website got a larger audience, helpful content I publish would be more impactful because more people would read it, and I could justify spending more time making new content. Or, if I got a position as an executive, I would presumably have more “Complex Problems” available to me. Or, if life gave me lemonade, I could spend less time making it myself with lemons.