I know what I'm good at, and if I'm asked to do something I'm not - like hip-hop dancing - I get self-conscious.
I've never understood why some people hesitate before diving into unfamiliar tasks or activities. I couldn't imagine wanting more instructions about anything.
Even the mundane task may have something to teach you - especially if it's a task you haven't performed before.
When you tell other people to do stuff they don't know how to do, they tend to freak out.
How many times have you heard a person in a workplace say, "I wasn't trained for this!" That's an impossible reaction from a physicist, who would say, instead, "Cool. A problem I've never seen before. Let's see how I can figure out how to solve it!"
When you take on new roles that you don't feel comfortable with, that require you having skills you don't have, it's terrifying.
I always end up hurting myself doing something mundane. If I have to do some complicated stunt, I'm fine.
Things are only daunting if they are very far away from your main skillset.
I just don't want to repeat the same thing over and over again, so I'm always looking for something that's going to be challenging and make me nervous every time I start a project.
