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tl;dr: choose your battles; work hard; kiss ass. Doesn't feel very non-conformist to me. However i do like his appreciation of the role of luck, although even t
by austinjp 11y ago
tl;dr: choose your battles; work hard; kiss ass. Doesn't feel very non-conformist to me. However i do like his appreciation of the role of luck, although even that was cursory. All a bit self-congratulatory, and not much to surprise.
- cpkpad 11y agoAs a serious non-conformist, those were actually the hardest lessons to learn. I changed the clothing I wear (which doesn't matter much to me), how I communicate, and stopped alienating people over things which don't matter. That me non-conform on the things which do matter a lot more and a lot more successfully.
- coldtea 11y ago>tl;dr: choose your battles; work hard; kiss ass. Doesn't feel very non-conformist to me. It's the Horatio Alger school of non-conformism...
- fnordfnordfnord 11y agoThat gave me a chuckle. I see a little Machiavelli and some Sun Tzu in there too though.