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Be Kind
Being kind is fundamentally about taking responsibility for your impact on the people around you. It requires you be mindful of their feelings and considerate of the way your presence affects them.
Andrew Bosworth
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A Career Cold Start Algorithm
Starting a new job can be stressful so I've developed an algorithm that has helped me get up to speed quickly.
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Say No
Saying yes is so much easier than saying no, but nobody else will ever value your time as much as you do so you need to be a responsible steward of it. Say No to meetings. Say No to interruptions. Say No to things that are urgent but not important. Prioritize your time based on impact, be transparent about those…
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You are how you act
You are the sum of your behaviors not your intentions
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Breaking bad news
People often try to soften the blow of bad news. It doesn't work.
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Ask for Advice, Not Permission (2015)
The world is full of gatekeepers who think they have veto rights. Don’t believe them. Pitbull got it right when he said "Ask for money, get advice. Ask for advice, get money twice."
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Get It Done
Too often people do the best they can with what they have when they should instead get it done
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Think of Pavlov
almost all interactions are repeat games
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Focus
The best time to stop a distraction is before it starts. The second best time is now.