Katharina Sommerkamp
@katsommerkamp
Katharina Sommerkamp
re: generative AI: why should anybody be expected to read something you couldn't be bothered to write?
Been doing a bunch of hiring.
Key lesson: Good people speak in specifics. Even if they can talk big picture, they can also put their boots to the ground and speak practically about the work.
Beware of charismatic people who only speak in lofty abstractions.
David Perellx.comCutting off options is hard work. And it is risky. But the alternative is even riskier. Those who cannot commit, those who cannot say “no,” are doomed to everlasting conflict.
Stephen Cope • The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling
What man actually needs is not some tension-less state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him.
Maria Popova • How to Find Fulfilling Work
ambition is the outcome6 you want to attain. Aspiration is the person you hope to become.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
From living at work, to working at living
Acts, not careers
i think maybe a useful tool for working is; whenever i start believing things are impossible, i am simply tired and need rest. i can begin again when i have the energy to believe in possibilities. i am not a negative person, i am just exhausted.
