Good Traits
exploring good character traits, personalities, etc
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Good Traits
Golden Mean:
Good character is not about maximizing virtues but moderating them: to be sensitive without being fragile, confident without being cocky, steadfast without being stubborn, driven without being reckless, focused without being obsessed.
Gurwinder Bhogal • 40 Mind-Expanding Concepts
“Candor is key—being willing to say what no one else is willing to say.”
― David Shields, Reality Hunger
Resourcefulness is steady, patient, problem-solving persistence. A seemingly infinite capacity for a kind of trial-and-error that non-resourceful people would find impossibly draining and exhausting.
Venkatesh Rao • The Resourceful Life
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.
The 100 Best Bits of Advice From 10 Years of First Round Review
How effective is humor as a leadership tool? Being funny is one of the ultimate weapons a person can have in human society. It might even compete with being really good-looking.
Daniel McGinn • Jerry Seinfeld: Comedian, Innovator, Micromanager
I know that being silly is a gift. You un-taboo silliness for everyone around you.
Many communicators try to make themselves look smart. Great listeners are more interested in making their audiences feel smart. They help people approach their own views with more humility, doubt, and curiosity. When people have a chance to express themselves out loud, they often discover new thoughts. As the writer E. M. Forster put it, “How can I
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