"Weirdness is what sets us apart, gets us hired.”
“Be your unapologetically weird self. In fact, being weird may even find you the ultimate happiness"
Chris Sacca
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"Weirdness is what sets us apart, gets us hired.” “Be your unapologetically weird self. In fact, being weird may even find you the ultimate happiness" Chris Sacca
a huge hit can also lead to someone’s snickering at you. Most companies are so afraid of offending or appearing ridiculous that they steer far away from any path that might lead them to this result.
Seth Godin • Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
"The world doesn't need more normal people. Be abnormal."
-- Sahil Bloom
There is an Overton window of weirdness, which I will define here as the range of things on which it is acceptable to spend one’s time, and when it is narrow we are optimisers, and when it is wide there is a societal random walk and discoveries are made, which might be mundane or might be profound, robot shoes and aliens, and whether you’re working... See more
We could bemoan the fact that things have come to this, or we could steal the tricks and channel all of that weird energy into something productive, something that makes peoples’ everyday lives better.
Packy McCormick • How to Fix a Country in 12 Days
“É por causa da estranheza que adoramos nossos amigos... A estranheza é o que nos liga a nossos colegas. A estranheza é o que nos diferencia, o que nos faz ser contratados. Seja estranho sem se sentir constrangido.
Tim Ferriss • Ferramentas dos Titãs (Portuguese Edition)
“So you’re a little weird? Work it! A little different? Own it! Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!” —Mandy Hale, New York Times Bestselling Author
William Arruda • Digital You: Real Personal Branding in the Virtual Age
