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My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by krampian »

fivedogit wrote: post #4

IMO, life is not about having a rigid "plan" and executing towards it, it's about having a general direction, being flexible and making the most of the opportunities that come your way. Not only is the latter easier to navigate, you'll be happier because your expectations are more likely to be met.

The other reason the latter is a better plan is because when executing to a rigid plan, people tend to miss or ignore the opportunities that present themselves.

This is like people who go to parties with the overarching goal of meeting their future spouse. Concentrating too hard on that goal, rather than just enjoying themselves, can make them miss great opportunities to meet new friends who could be useful later in their personal or business lives.

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Post by danesparza »

fivedogit wrote: post #4

IMO, life is not about having a rigid "plan" and executing towards it, it's about having a general direction, being flexible and making the most of the opportunities that come your way. Not only is the latter easier to navigate, you'll be happier because your expectations are more likely to be met.

Yes, but your advice is reactive. The original poster's advice is interesting because it's very proactive. It's an interesting way to 'dream big'.

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by logicallee »

chrisbaglieri wrote: post #19
logicallee wrote: post #7

So I disagree with this advice, because I think there is an effect that talking about something feels as good as if you've done it. I prefer to keep an accomplishment totally stealth - not write it down or mention it to anyone - until it's more than done. And then understate it, casually let it out of the bag. This is how Apple did products in their heydey. Did Steve Jobs list all the things the nonexistent iPhone di…

Author here. The only one who ever sees the resume I spoke about in this post is me. I'm the audience. Different strokes. The more I stare something in the face, the more likely it becomes reality.

Yes, different strokes. I still feel the opposite. I explicitly keep from staring at non-existent accomplishments in the face (even in my private papers). If I want to see it, I have to get it done. That simple.

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by pearjuice »

Another thing which is total fiction is that the colors and font combination used on OP's website have a proper contrast ratio. It's barely readable and if it wasn't for the interesting premise of the title I wouldn't have spent additional effort to read it.

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by michaelochurch »

Bait-and-switch article title.

I really hoped for some fascinating exploration of CV dishonesty and the game theory behind it. There's a much more interesting discussion around the 90% of the people who don't take the falsehoods out of their story, and whether it's ultimately good or bad for society that they do so. (I can take either side on the "Are CV lies good for the world?" debate.) This fell short of what I was hoping for.

Ok, I'm going to go back to leading my team of Level 27 ninja-pirates and saving the world with a 468-node Spark cluster now.

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by falcolas »

pearjuice wrote: post #25
k__ wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The only thing between the person you want to be and the person you are is a year. People can change if they really want to.

Some things are out of your reach.

Some things, sure. But you'll never know what those things are until you try and acquire them and fail.

That failure hurts, but you probably made it closer than you originally thought possible.

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