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> learn your way into the 20% of that field Agreed, but how do you do that though? My experience is that there is only so much you can learn without the challe
by artpi 7y ago
> learn your way into the 20% of that field
Agreed, but how do you do that though? My experience is that there is only so much you can learn without the challenge
- tempsy 7y agoBooks and the internet? I'm not joking. I mean when you go to industry conferences for niches I feel like maybe half the speakers I listen to are just winging it. If someone who is objectively in the bottom 50% of expertise in a niche is speaking at an industry conference you can definitely learn your way to greater degree of competence than they are at.
- artpi 7y agoYou are right. My personal motto is "there are no adults" and I am constantly blown away how incompetent people are in the wider business world. Edit: sometimes I am blown away by amazing professionals, so I guess I am surprised by this variance :D
- nradov 7y agoThe majority of people read zero technical or business books per year. It's pretty easy to exceed that baseline.
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- PostPost 7y agoIf you could, how would you rate the value of self-promotion compared with learning and education in your own industry? Obviously learning is more important, but would you recommend spending, say, 1 hour of promotion or networking per 10 hours of learning, or 5 hours? What worked for you? For what it's worth, I'm about 2-3 years into my career and see a lot of advice to spend a significant amount of time promoting yourself.