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Do you have any evidence for this? The closest thing about this I have read is in Freakanomics. Their research showed the relentlessly pushing young children
by Game_Ender 15y ago
Do you have any evidence for this? The closest thing about this I have read is in Freakanomics. Their research showed the relentlessly pushing young children with activities and extra studying, has little effect on average on where they will be after they are on their own for a while.
I don't really know enough to say any meaningful about promotion in a large company, but a simple counter example to your entire rant is that you can get ahead in those companies by politicking. You don't have to work extra hard, or push yourself, just know the right people and push the right buttons to get the promotion.
- michaelochurch 15y agoa simple counter example to your entire rant is that you can get ahead in those companies by politicking. You don't have to work extra hard, or push yourself, just know the right people and push the right buttons to get the promotion. Speak for yourself. For me, it's more stressful to play politics and schmooze than it is to drop in and do 12 straight hours of solid work. Real work is fun. Greasing palms is a pain in the ass. Also, it's true that these people don't "push themselves" intellectually, but you definitely have to work very hard to create the appearances of effort, performance, and (most importantly by far) shared suffering.