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Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 4:10 PM UTC

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Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by chrisbaglieri » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 4:12 PM UTC

danra wrote: post #40

"And in its perfect state"

I'm a diction nut, leaving that would have driven me to madness. I broke down and changed it, thanks!

Re: My Resume Is Total Fiction

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Post by xenophonf » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 4:22 PM UTC

carrier_lost wrote: post #8

Pedantic, but: If you take the fictional parts of the resume and achieve them, thereby making them nonfiction, then your resume isn't "total" (post title) fiction, is it?

It's a neatly crafted bit of rhetoric intended to be didactic not pedantic. Of course someone could just list things they want to accomplish in the coming year, but I rather liked the notion of starting with a fictional résumé and working toward making it true.

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 4:23 PM UTC

danra wrote: post #40

"And in its perfect state"

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Post by rudeboy347 » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 4:24 PM UTC

I like this idea a lot; I sent it to my fiancee and she liked it too so we will both be implementing it in some variation. Thank you! Btw, diction? On point.

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Post by daphneokeefe » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 4:48 PM UTC

Then there's RDD, resume-driven development, wherein you choose your stack for the new app based on what you want to add to your resume.

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Post by r_singh » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 5:01 PM UTC

chrisbaglieri wrote: post #47

pbiggar wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you're agreeing with the OP. He changes his plan once a year - hardly rigid. Sounds a lot like a general, flexible direction to me.

Author here. To be candid, my plan changes all the time. My resume simply offers me a direction to start in.

Exactly what I thought too. The falsehoods added can be general. Serving the purpose of giving direction along with motivation.

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Post by brerlapn » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 5:21 PM UTC

chrisbaglieri wrote: post #43

izolate wrote: post #26

I've had similar thoughts myself, but wouldn't have been able to articulate it so creatively. I'm envious of that blogger's diction.

Thanks Yosh, I really appreciate that. It's refreshing to write whole complete sentences sometimes rather than just a bunch of assembled if statements =)

I thought this was a well-written piece, as well, and threw it into Pocket along with my other "regular review" articles that I use to keep myself motivated. I clicked through to the blog and it looks like that's your first essay--hope you keep writing.

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Post by bvanslyke » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 5:27 PM UTC

This is OT, and no offense, but this post and your homepage make you sound like an exaggerated parody of a techie.

> I'm an engineer. I live in the Philadelphia area. I build things. I assemble teams. I scale products. I'm inspired by minimalism and order. I am a co-founder of my kids. I dig plaid, chucks, and loud music. I want to dent the universe.

I suddenly really want to re-watch the first season of Silicon Valley.

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Post by tjbiddle » Fri, Jan 02, 2015, 5:31 PM UTC

bvanslyke wrote: post #69

This is OT, and no offense, but this post and your homepage make you sound like an exaggerated parody of a techie. > I'm an engineer. I live in the Philadelphia area. I build things. I assemble teams. I scale products. I'm inspired by minimalism and order. I am a co-founder of my kids. I dig plaid, chucks, and loud music. I want to dent the universe. I suddenly really want to re-watch the first season of Silicon Vall…

The Silicon Valley show exists because the stereotypes are true. Sure, they're annoying for some - but they're reality for others.