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My Boss Tells Me My Problems: A Thread
"Every reinforcement is valuable
"Don't try to second guess people. Take people at face value.
"It's high upside, low downside. The worst thing that can happen is you figure out who not to take at face value."
"It's high upside, low downside. The worst thing that can happen is you figure out who not to take at face value."
"Avoid premature optimisation"
Otherwise known as: Don't worry about the future so much.
Otherwise known as: Don't worry about the future so much.
"Life is nonlinear, friend."
"Long answers aren't good. Short, to-the-point answers are better."
"First you should try to understand what people are asking. Then try to answer that.
"You try to answer questions in detail but you're missing out the understanding."
"You try to answer questions in detail but you're missing out the understanding."
"All of life is Graceful Failure."
"You need to decide on what you want to do before you start."
"Angst is a signal. Pain is a way for your brain to tell you something."
"Move away from angst."
"Move away from angst."
"Most angst is unnecessary.
"The question to ask here is how to avoid feeling angst."
https://twitter.com/1darrenf/status/1278548210403794945
"Ideally, you would track your angst, the frequency and extent, and ask -- am I feeling the same angst again and again?"
"The question to ask here is how to avoid feeling angst."
https://twitter.com/1darrenf/status/1278548210403794945
"Ideally, you would track your angst, the frequency and extent, and ask -- am I feeling the same angst again and again?"
"In life, you will keep feeling angst."
D: 'Yeah, I know. I'm going to worry the rest of my life.'
"The goal is to feel different types of angst, new fresh types of angst over time. Not the same kind of angst." https://twitter.com/1darrenf/status/1278548484346400769
D: 'Yeah, I know. I'm going to worry the rest of my life.'
"The goal is to feel different types of angst, new fresh types of angst over time. Not the same kind of angst." https://twitter.com/1darrenf/status/1278548484346400769
"The key here is action, not investigation.
"We will never know all of the reasons or get all of the answers. But we can take action to affect the numbers."
"We will never know all of the reasons or get all of the answers. But we can take action to affect the numbers."
"Let's do what is within our control, make hay while the sun shines, save up for if things get back.
"The economy, coronavirus is out of our control, so let's focus on what is within our control."
"The economy, coronavirus is out of our control, so let's focus on what is within our control."
"All you see is not all there is."
Boss: "You need to provide extra context for other people -"
Me: "--because all they see is not all there is!"
Boss: "Exactly." https://twitter.com/1darrenf/status/1308290556242456577
Me: "--because all they see is not all there is!"
Boss: "Exactly." https://twitter.com/1darrenf/status/1308290556242456577
"Focus on the WHYs before the HOWs.
That will be important for others to understand your context, and helps you operate at a higher level."
That will be important for others to understand your context, and helps you operate at a higher level."
"Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity."
Something's got to change. What's different this time?
Something's got to change. What's different this time?
