Tag: relationships
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Friends
It’s an early winter evening in Connecticut, dark and cold. I’m walking from my college dorm to a lecture hall where Sebastian Junger and many of those featured in The Perfect Storm will speak. As usual, I’m walking with my best friend and his girlfriend. We do just about everything together and will one day be family. However, this night,…
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Being Smart is Not Enough — Farnam Street
When hiring a team, we tend to favor the geniuses who hatch innovative ideas, but overlook the butterflies, the crucial ones who share and implement them. Here’s why it’s important to be both smart AND social. *** In business, it’s never enough to have a great idea. For any innovation to be successful, it has… Being…
Patience and Humility 