Good Traits
exploring good character traits, personalities, etc
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Good Traits
When it comes to business and careers, the more interesting people will succeed and capture more upside than ever before.
Because the uninteresting ones will get commoditized (hello đ¤).
And by interesting I mean being capable of analyzing, deciding, and executing in a way few others can.
Generating more unique ideas, understanding complex things fast
... See moreEvery once in a while, I meet a person who radiates joy. These are people who seem to glow with an inner light. They are kind, tranquil, delighted by small pleasures, and grateful for the large ones. These people are not perfect. They get exhausted and stressed. They make errors in judgment. But they live for others, and not for themselves. Theyâve... See more
David Brooks ⢠The Second Mountain
I spent the last month trying to answer the impossible question:
What makes someone likable?
Below, I break down 9 techniques that will help you dial up the charisma in your everyday life:
The biggest sign of competence in any role, in any level of seniority: the prompt reply to an email / text / DM.
Even just a âwill read and get back soonâ.
The biggest sign of incompetence: a lack of prompt reply or acknowledgement.
Iâve noticed this pattern for near 20âŚÂ Show more
A sign of character is the ability to learn from people you might not like.
In 1817, the poet John Keats wrote a letter to his brothers to share this exciting realization. âAt once it struck me,â Keats wrote, âwhat quality went to form a Man of Achievement ⌠Negative Capability.â Keats explains that âNegative Capabilityâ is âwhen a man is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching ... See more
on resilience
On people who are INTO it:
Have you ever had the experience, Jerry asks, where you look at something and go, âWow, whoever made thatâthey were INTO it!â? âThatâs what I care about. Thatâs all I care about. I donât care about traits or techniques, I donât care what you do or how you do itâI just want to see people and talk to people and be around peo
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