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If you’re a teacher, go where the students care about what they’re learning."always be the worst musician in every band you’re in" -- GOLD! FYI, the continue reading link either shouldn't be on the page, or it should take you to the rest of the article - not sure if I got everything or not.
Why would a collective that is better than you, which probably subscribes to this moderately common notion, hire you?
I guess Harpo had the same problem.
"always be the worst musician in every band you’re in" -- GOLD! FYI, the continue reading link either shouldn't be on the page, or it should take you to the rest of the article - not sure if I got everything or not.
It sounds great but most places seem to hire based on current abilities or previous accomplishments, not potential, so how does one go about implementing this advice for anything other than an entry level position?
The only real time I've had a problem with this is when consulting. I usually WAS the expert, or at least perceived expert, and had difficulty finding people to work with that could elevate me to the next level. The easy solution to this is to go to local meetups with people who share your passion.
"always be the worst musician in every band you’re in" -- GOLD! FYI, the continue reading link either shouldn't be on the page, or it should take you to the rest of the article - not sure if I got everything or not.
I am definitely seeing lots of parallels to work and other aspects of life here.
I am pretty strongly affected by the environment that I'm in, so this post really hits home for me, but there's a conflict I can't resolve about always being the worst x in your collective noun: Why would a collective that is better than you, which probably subscribes to this moderately common notion, hire you? I guess Harpo had the same problem.
Actually it was Groucho who uttered the phrase to which you refer. However a little research shows that it was apparently originally from the "Forsyte Saga" novels about edwardian era upper-middle-class british life. You learn something new every day.
I would have preferred the title, "Recognize who you're working with" I have worked with many programmers and it's not always readily apparent who is better than me and who is not. And of course, some are better than me in some things but not others. We don't always have the luxury of choosing who we work with, and have even less chance of only picking those better than us. So it's probably more practical to learn wh…
I am pretty strongly affected by the environment that I'm in, so this post really hits home for me, but there's a conflict I can't resolve about always being the worst x in your collective noun: Why would a collective that is better than you, which probably subscribes to this moderately common notion, hire you? I guess Harpo had the same problem.
>I guess Harpo had the same problem. Actually it was Groucho who uttered the phrase to which you refer. However a little research shows that it was apparently originally from the "Forsyte Saga" novels about edwardian era upper-middle-class british life. You learn something new every day. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx
I would have preferred the title, "Recognize who you're working with" I have worked with many programmers and it's not always readily apparent who is better than me and who is not. And of course, some are better than me in some things but not others. We don't always have the luxury of choosing who we work with, and have even less chance of only picking those better than us. So it's probably more practical to learn wh…
I think Paul Buchheit's recent article 'Two paths to success' does a very good job of illustrating the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Seems like one's personal ratio of extrinsic vs intrinsic motivation can be used as a sort of co-efficient that limits or enhances how you are influenced by your network. Further, if you pick some of the most intrinsically motivated entrepreneurs and innovators, you will find many people who will actually be affected negatively by what their network is doing.
In my opinion, for the sake of innovation, the world needs far more entrepreneurs and technologists who are highly intrinsically motivated, and far far less people who are so impressionable that the need to be 'careful' about who they work with. Just like you say, there is something to be learned from everyone.