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> The better you are at selling, the more debased your life becomes, as everything is reduced to a transaction, a leveraging of the smallest edge I think that'
by mtrovo 2y ago
> The better you are at selling, the more debased your life becomes, as everything is reduced to a transaction, a leveraging of the smallest edge
I think that's the essence of having a sales mindset if I had to explain it. It's really hard to convey what it means and I think only those that worked close with people with this talent would have a chance to know what this really means. Sales is an art on top of a very technical game, where you have an unlimited number of secret knobs to balance. It's like seeing chefs or f1 drivers performing at their best, and as such it's not just about grit, you also need talent on top.
- nytesky 2y agoI see it with relatives in who are always thinking they should be working on closing the next deal rather than at the aquarium with their kids. The incentive structure feels almost corrosive.
- reshlo 2y agoIsn’t the point being made in that passage that the better you are at sales, the more you treat your loved ones as customers you can transactionally extract value from by leveraging your sales tactics, rather than just… loving them? I don’t see how this connects to your comment on chefs and F1 drivers needing both grit and talent.
- daseiner1 2y agoThe quoted paragraph literally ends with ‘“Doris, what if I throw in a $50 calling card?” mutates into “I’ll be charming at your office Christmas party if you do the dishes this month,” aimed at a befuddled partner who may or may not have yet realized that what they thought was a partnership is in fact closer to a mutual exploitation.’ So yes, it’s not at all about some preternatural gift for perception or intuition that the parent commenter shoehorned in. Less artful, more “gross”.