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Every single person with whom you work has a vastly different set of needs. They are chaotic beautiful snowflakes. Fulfilling these needs is one way to make them content and productive. It is your full-time job to listen to these people and mentally document how they are built. This is your most important job. I know the senior VP of engineering is

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U Thrive: How to Succeed in College (and Life)

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Schuyler

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Hochschild notes that “the authors of advice books act as emotional investment counselors. They do readings of broad social conditions and recommend to readers of various types, how, how much and in whom to ‘invest’ emotional attention.”45

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Maja Thomas

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Kirsten Nelson

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Human writer revealing how machines make art. Still experiencing analog feelings.

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Carolina Wilke

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