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High-income skill selection matrix

List five candidate skills. Score each on three axes — compounding, rarity, AI-resilience. The matrix doesn't decide for you; it makes the trade-offs visible.

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When to use this

  • When choosing which skill to deepen next and you want to apply a filter rather than going by interest alone.
  • Before significant time or money investment in a course, certification, or career pivot.
  • During an annual career review.

How to complete it

  • Score each candidate skill on the matrix axes honestly — durability, AI-resilience, distribution, leverage.
  • Compare skills against each other, not against an absolute. The aim is choosing one, not perfecting all.
  • Plan a 90-day investment for the winner, with explicit success criteria.

Common mistakes

  • Picking skills that feel high-income because high-income people happen to have them (selection bias).
  • Ignoring the distribution question — a high-leverage skill no one buys produces zero income.
  • Skipping the AI-resilience axis on the assumption your specific area is unaffected.

High-income skill matrix

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Score each axis 1-5. Compounding: does practice make it sharper or just busier? Rarity: how many people can do it well? AI resilience: how much of it depends on judgement, taste, presence, or accountability?

SkillCompoundingRarityAI resilienceTotal

The skill I'll deepen for 90 days.

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One piece of public output I'll publish in 90 days.

Writing, talk, code, project. Invisible skills don't get hired.