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I always think about Richard Feynmans take on awards and honors whenever these things get brought up: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fes-kqRDRoY https://m.youtub
by iab 6y ago
I always think about Richard Feynmans take on awards and honors whenever these things get brought up: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fes-kqRDRoY https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fes-kqRDRoY
- realsimplesynd 6y agoI wonder if there is a correlation between being super good and having a disdain for awards or not.
- capableweb 6y agoDo you have a disdain for awards?
- iab 6y agoIt’s the only attribute Feynman and I share ;)
- b0afc375b5 6y agoYes, I hate awards. In my own experience, awards have only inflated my ego, and has not led me to become more productive or passionate about the things I excel at. It made me complacent and less likely to go above and beyond at work, possibly because I have the feeling that I've already "reached it", whatever that means.
- xyzzy21 6y agoProbably akin to how if you are truly competent you don't need to oversell yourself. The smartest PhDs I've ever met in Silicon Valley NEVER TOLD ANYONE they had PhDs. The dumbest ones ALWAYS led with "I'm a PhD" or "call me doctor"!