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Quick summary: One of the biggest fallacies of our industry is that good work speaks for itself. It is a self-delusional lie that those with a good reputation t
by open-source-ux 4y ago
Quick summary: One of the biggest fallacies of our industry is that good work speaks for itself. It is a self-delusional lie that those with a good reputation tell themselves to explain their success. I will let you in on a secret; I am not that amazing at my job. Don’t get me wrong; I am good. But I am not a leading mind in our industry or anything. But, people often talk as if I am.
- baxtr 4y agoGood article. To add to your summary: I liked the part about "Overcoming Your Excuses" >I’m sick of people making excuses about why they can never build the reputation I have been talking about in this article. These are the points he addresses: - Never give up, never surrender - Know who you are targeting - Overcoming Your Excuses -- People keep rejecting me -- I don’t have enough time -- I don’t know enough -- I hate writing and speaking