The people who build lasting things usually fixed a lot of boring problems nobody else wanted.
LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP
Durable things are made of unglamorous maintenance. Behind anything that has lasted is somebody who dealt with the dull, repetitive problems everyone else stepped over, and kept dealing with them for years. Being willing to do the tedious part is one of the rarest advantages available.
Find the boring problem nobody in your group has handled and handle it. The messy spreadsheet, the gear that never gets put away, the schedule nobody updated. Do it twice, without announcing it, and notice how much people start to rely on you.
Which dull problem could you fix that everyone keeps avoiding?
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