throwawaypa123

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by throwawaypa123 6y ago
One woman's politeness is another woman's dishonesty.
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by throwawaypa123 6y ago
Find a problem to solve. Don't focus on tools. You want to do these side projects to show to yourself that YOU can do it. Focus on the problem not on the skill.
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by throwawaypa123 6y ago
I don't buy this. You can have two populations one that social isolates and one that doesn't. You get pick which one you want to be in. Those two populations can't mix.
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by throwawaypa123 6y ago
You solve other people's boredom problem.
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by throwawaypa123 6y ago
What's the alternative you propose?
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by throwawaypa123 6y ago
Scenario 3: You keep your job and have a mild case. Never underestimate people's idealogical beliefs even under strain.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
So one either lives like you would or they are an evil monster. Makes sense.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
What happens if someone tries to fix the car and hurts themselves and now tesla enabled that behavior. Safety first.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
Every meeting should start with: 1. What am I doing that I should continue? 2. What am I doing that I should stop doing? 3. What should I start doing If manager is open, you can say same things about her. More succinctly: 1. Start 2. Stop 3
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
Don't hate the player hate the game.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
It is about degrees. I used to be miserable trying to "behave" and realized that I was in the wrong environment. I was not a fit for that company or that culture. Working in tech has made it that I don't need to behave since
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
The change should be his environment and not him. Far easier to change where you are than WHAT you are.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
Or you might find people you do want to listen to. Sometimes you really are the only sane person or THE most interesting person in the room. It isn't you who is the problem but the room you occupy. Think about this, if you were in a ro
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
Writing good content is hard. If a writer could do it, they are rarely going to be writing it to sell. So gaming the system and writing average content (much easier to produce) and gaming the system is the best way to go.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
like a company is going to sue over this. social media and shame culture makes this silly to attempt.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
I bought food to cook for 2 days at a time. Requires 3 visits to grocery store per week. Given your shopping list is small doesn't take that much.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
making cash for "the good" life not same as changing the world.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
read never split the difference. measure how often you're talking vs. they are if the split isn't 80% in their favor you're doing it wrong.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
google drive that backs up folder on computer. I scan everything.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
As tired as this cliche is, I have to ask if you workout. I found that lifting or intense cardio helps me move out of my funks. When I'm suffering through an intense workout I don't think about anything else. When I finish the wor
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
Build vs. buy for tech platforms. 100% build or 100% buy both are dangerously answers from a senior tech person.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
XC Skiing is more an alternative to jogging than it is to Downhill skiing.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
the 6 layers isn't really true, in part due to line managers can manage 15-30 people. If everyone is doing the same job that is fairly rote a single line manager can handle a lot of people, reducing layers. Additional CEOs tend to have
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How Many Direct Reports? (2012)(hbr.org)
1 points by throwawaypa123 7y ago|0 comments
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
I hope you are joking. If someone said I'll do full-stack dev for 150k instead 400k at google, how would you take that question?
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
Yes. Find the top 10 most popular books by century read those. Never read anything where the author is still alive. At the very least read Ben Franklins autobiography.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
if you take mushrooms you will abandon the simplistic view implied by your statement.
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
Third path: It's a fun way to pass the time once in a while. Fourth path: You learn what you need from it, that the world is just various inputs into your brain and gives you perspective to slow down. As an aside, your post is full of
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
I can appreciate the perspective of "everyone has an agenda". Some people attempt a almost a fact based conversation that is an exploration of a topic. Others have an opinion they want to push on others. I don't even try to f
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by throwawaypa123 7y ago
You can't really A/B test humans. Best thing that could be done is twin studies and even those have flaws. By the way your line of questioning implies an agenda. I don't have an issue with that, but thought I'd highlight

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