Good Traits
- People with very high expectations have very low resilience
sari added 3mo ago
A biographer of the novelist E. M. Forster wrote, “To speak to him was to be seduced by an inverse charisma, a sense of being listened to with such intensity that you had to be your most honest, sharpest, and best self.” Imagine how good it would be to be that guy.
from How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks
sari added 4mo ago
- I know that being silly is a gift. You un-taboo silliness for everyone around you.
phoebe added 4mo ago
- A kind person will help you understand reality as it is, prompt you to reflect, and nudge you to fine-tune your position till you get to a place where your resolution is helpful for you. A nice person will tell you what feels good - and often what you think you want to hear at that time - even if it doesn’t help you move past that situation.
A kind ... See morefrom Kinda Nice by Damola Morenikeji
sari added 5mo ago
- I was particularly compelled by Kusserow’s argument that so many of the characteristics we often consider “personality traits” — things like shyness, creativity, confidence, organization, and shyness — are actually “class-learned attributes.”
from Myths of Grit and Passion by Anne Helen Petersen
Britt Gage added 5mo ago
- The returns to factual knowledge are falling, continuing a trend that started with databases, search engines and Wikipedia. It is no longer so profitable to be a lawyer who knows a large amount of accumulated case law. Instead, the skills of synthesis and persuasion are more critical for success.
from Who Gains and Loses From the New AI? by marginalrevolution.com
sari added 6mo ago
bias for action → traits that will matter more in the future
- Sometimes I’ve had this feeling like someone is so much smarter than me and therefore I have no hope of competing. But usually what is really going on is that they are just more obsessed than me. Intelligence is good, and some amount is required, but the obsession is better.
from Tweet by Patrick OShaughnessy
sari added 7mo ago
on obsession
- Often, a good impression is a byproduct of deep engagement in a conversation, a desire to learn, or thoughtful work, as opposed to something you aim at directly.
from The 100 Best Bits of Advice From 10 Years of First Round Review
Britt Gage added 8mo ago
- What trait do you value highly in other people?
I respect people who show up. People who stand for something and follow through.
It’s such a cliche, but life is short. There is so much to do and explore. You can go wide, you can go deep – but don’t do nothing. It doesn’t mean the answer is to be hyper-ambitious and become an entrepreneur. It’s just ... See morefrom Modern Meditations: Kirsten Green by Mario Gabriele
Alara added 8mo ago