A few years back I saw a meme that counseled, "Don't get good at something you don't want to do." This post is kind of a sideways take on that. The moment you become known for "superior work quality" in anything, you'll be constantly pestered for help, favors and freebies from "friends" ---> people who clearly consider you a better friend than you consider them.

This became one reason why I turned off my phone decades ago -- before voicemail, before Caller ID, etc., and before they made phones you could turn off, I would unplug it from the wall. (My grandmother used to put hers in the refrigerator and cover it with a pillow -- or the pillowcase full of sprinkled clothes she was waiting to iron. Yep, I go back that far.)

Anyway, that's advice along the same line. If you do get good at something you don't want to do, don't make it known. Do what you do enjoy -- and don't look back. (The "could you do me a favor" crowd might be gaining on you.)

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