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In the comments section of my kindergarten report card I’d been described as impulsive, possessive, and demanding. These are classic chimp traits and I’ve worked hard over the years to eradicate them. I felt that Harlow was maybe demonstrating the same tendencies without the same commitment to reform.
Karen Joy Fowler • We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Work on startup ideas that require you to be the way you already are. Then what would in ordinary life be a mere idiosyncrasy can become a unique advantage.
Don't Call Yourself a Programmer, and Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Software
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I know that if you are not unusually hard-working or competitive or smart, you can still distinguish yourself. Be unusual in some other noticeable, likable way—unusually honest, brave, generous, curious, or pleasant. All of these attributes are composed of discrete behaviors that can be learned through practice.
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
As a direct result, “demand” for me has steadily grown, even as the “supply” I am willing to offer has diminished, which has allowed me to very substantially raise my fees, keep raising them every year, fire troublesome clients without remorse, and do business entirely on my terms to suit me. This one single, simple discipline has been worth millio
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