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How is how you communicate not related to how you think?

• majormajor 8y ago
  This is a very key question, not just here but for the entirety of the software industry's "we just want to see how you think" thought-experiment focus. Which I don't disagree with - but would take further and say "if your discussion of 45-minute problem is a useful indicator of how you think, your discussion of a real system you've built or worked on in the past and thought about at length is an even more useful indicator."
• watwut 8y ago
  People adjust the way they talk to audience and some study how they shoud communicate. The way I communicate is heavily influenced by what I consider correct way to communicate. If you have me describe the scene, I may attempt to mimic the way last book I read described similar scene.
  • jm__87 8y ago
    Do you consciously think about what the correct way to communicate is before you communicate something in an informal setting? If so I'd imagine you're an outlier. For most people I would assume they don't think about this at all and do whatever feels most natural.
    • watwut 8y ago
      Yes I do, especially when the situation is new or weird in some way. Altrought often it happens after and I use different phrasing next time similar situation happens (e.g. I thing offline about how I told things and what happened after). I don't think I am outlier, because most people talk differently in front of different groups and also because I am more impulsive then most. In context of study as described in article, I would think about way I talk in advance. If asked to analyze situation, I would do some social situation guess to determine whether to talk about relationships, tech, whether use experience or go strictly by text. How I want to look like and which part of me I want to hide/keep secret would be a factor. The "feels natural" part is influenced by your previous experiences too, naturally.