Yes. I deleted my previous reply because after I read it again last night, I felt that reply sounded quite harsh to Surfer-Diver. I replied in haste and didn't phrase my comments well.
I was a 老好人 as well. I kind of believe this is a common trait of Chinese "good student". I read several career related books recently, which opened my eyes and pushed me on to the journey of self-correction, haha ~~