Good Traits
- In 1817, the poet John Keats wrote a letter to his brothers to share this exciting realization. “At once it struck me,” Keats wrote, “what quality went to form a Man of Achievement … Negative Capability.” Keats explains that “Negative Capability” is “when a man is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching ... See more
phoebe added 1y 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
- 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
- People with very high expectations have very low resilience
sari added 3mo 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
- “Equanimity boils down to this:
Everything is great and I am ok.
Everything sucks and I am ok.”
– Jerry Colonnafrom quotes – Page 9 – swissmiss by Tina Roth Eisenberg
sari added 1y 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
- I know that being silly is a gift. You un-taboo silliness for everyone around you.
phoebe added 4mo ago