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If you want something that someone else has got, ask them for it. More often than not, they will give it to you. If you find someone who is outpacing you, humb
by DrDimension 7y ago
If you want something that someone else has got, ask them for it. More often than not, they will give it to you.
If you find someone who is outpacing you, humble yourself for a damn minute and try asking them what they are doing that makes them so effective, then see if you can make it work for you.
If more engineers had this mindset, we'd all be better off.
- Buttons840 7y agoGood point. I've more often been frustrated because I feel I'm the smartest in the room. I acknowledge this may be because of my own pride, but either way it sucks.
- elliekelly 7y ago> I've more often been frustrated because I feel I'm the smartest in the room. Perhaps it's time to change your perspective. No one is ever the smartest in the room. There's always something that can be learned from someone else.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 7y agoHaving more horsepower under the hood is almost always helpful, but driving in the right direction tends to be more important.
- idlewords 7y agoCould I please have three hundred thousand dollars?
- DonHopkins 7y agoI'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=I%27ll%20gladly%20pay%20you%20Tuesday%20for%20a%20hamburger%20today https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=I%27ll%20gla... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrUbFZdiZxM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrUbFZdiZxM
- closeparen 7y agohttps://www.ycombinator.com/apply/ https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
- idlewords 7y agoThe last time I did that it ended in drama.
- pragmatic 7y agoI'd buy that book. Seriously, please elaborate. Would love to read the story!
- aptwebapps 7y agoThis was the denouement: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11647165 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11647165