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I believe a sizeable proportion of HN users would benefit from reading these two articles by Philip Guo. I know I did. Geek behaviors present during conversati
by nandemo 16y ago
I believe a sizeable proportion of HN users would benefit from reading these two articles by Philip Guo. I know I did.
Geek behaviors present during conversations
http://www.stanford.edu/~pgbovine/geek-behaviors.htm http://www.stanford.edu/~pgbovine/geek-behaviors.htm
Social tips for geeks
http://www.stanford.edu/~pgbovine/social-tips-for-geeks.htm http://www.stanford.edu/~pgbovine/social-tips-for-geeks.htm
- dpritchett 16y agoI like the intention of the second one but it felt too prescriptive for my purposes. I've had decent success trying to learn to better empathize genuinely. Practice with public speaking and corporate politics and influencing are doing a lot to help me better understand how to befriend and relate to people that don't share my interests. It was initially surprising for me to be one of the geekier people in a building that is ostensibly full of IT workers. Things that work for me: Toastmasters, Dale Carnegie books, Rands in Repose (blog and/or books), regional sports blogs.