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by twayt 4y ago
8.36B if you want a direct comparison for major depression. I still think that "Any Mental Illness in Past Year" is a lot more interesting because it includes other mental illnesses like anxiety.
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by twayt 4y ago
You need to talk to your recruiter and let them know this is an issue. They are incentivized to hire you and are there to help you and give you a good impression of Google. The recruiter isn’t going to tank your chances of making it through
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by twayt 4y ago
The way to control what is being amplified is to control what people are producing. You can try to do this by modulating what is allowed to be produced or you can modulate this on the demand side. The latter is more robust but harder to leg
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by twayt 4y ago
I completely agree with you. Not to mention the other obvious contributors to poor mental health (war, isolation, health, economic, etc.) that surround us that are being: 1. Ignored due to increased ability to distract one's self 2. Be
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by twayt 4y ago
Figure 2 that shows the rates of major depression among boys and girls is shocking. 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 10 boys have been diagnosed with major depression. I wonder what the distribution is of others who haven't been diagnosed or
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It does give you more access to information but also allows young impressionable brains to be influenced in a negative way by misguided "influencers". The distribution channel isn't the main issue, it is that the role of a pa
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by twayt 4y ago
Is it really social media itself that's the major contributing factor? Or is it really that people are using social media as a distribution channel to propagate negative, defeatist beliefs en mass in response to the natural challenges
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by twayt 4y ago
That cuts both ways, ability to excel and take on responsibility within Google isn't equal to ability to succeed at Google. That's an argument against making outside hires start at a lower level.
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by twayt 4y ago
I’ve seen this in many companies other than Google and shockingly even at startups. If setting an OKR is meant to focus the team and maximize effort towards solving those problems, this approach is counterproductive because it completely fa
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by twayt 4y ago
Google hires a ton of really competent and motivated people with low experience at a low level. Many times undeservedly so. I’ve seen some phds with 3-4 years of experience being hired at L4 (starting phd level), some masters with 3-4 years
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by twayt 4y ago
Add comments so people can discuss each one
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by twayt 4y ago
Been fortunate enough to not work with anyone like that
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by twayt 4y ago
It’s all in your mindset. Stop viewing your coworker as your adversary or someone you have to walk on thin ice with. Just say: “I think we might be able to simplify this a bit…<say idea>. What do you think? Do you think that would wor
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I wonder what kind of discordant noise it might produce if the heads are misaligned.
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There is no edited version
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by twayt 4y ago
I think you misunderstood my comment. I agree with the spirit of the rule and hold a similar view to what you explained. I was pointing out to the commenter that while it was not technically as hominem, it is still not acceptable and doesn’
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by twayt 4y ago
No calling an argument "utter nonsense" doesn't imply anything about the person making the argument. You may think it is ad hominem but technically it simply isn't since it isn't directed to a person but rather thei
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by twayt 4y ago
Going one step further, you can strongly disagree with a statement without attaching a value judgement to the other person's argument. In spirit, this rule should hold even if you aren't attacking the author directly but are dispa
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by twayt 4y ago
This works as intended to alienate people who can’t keep the commitments they make. Both by actively eliminating them and passively making it a painful place for them to work. The people who can keep commitments they make would enjoy workin
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by twayt 4y ago
If these are the only kind of edge cases where smart summon fails, I'd say it is actually doing pretty good.
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by twayt 4y ago
That is going to be an infinitely long warning label
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by twayt 5y ago
Although kindness is seen as a virtue and niceness a sin in many arenas in life, in some business settings being superficially nice and ruthless is seen as a virtue. I wonder if there is more accessible content discussing how to deal with s
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by twayt 5y ago
People are sometimes less likely to recognize your true gifts if you don’t socialize well. Silicon Valley is probably an exception where people on the spectrum are stereotyped somewhat positively.
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by twayt 5y ago
People would rather get a diagnosis to belong to a community than be an outcast who struggles to fit in and have their gifts recognized.
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by twayt 5y ago
Energy is also the best predictor of stimulant use. Anyone can do that. A good predictor is something that is highly correlated with the thing you care about and not anything else.
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by twayt 5y ago
We have PSAs for driving under the influence, vaping and teenage sex. Do we have the same for doomscrolling on TikTok, Instagram mimetic induced depression and ghosting in online dating? These are the problems the new generation is contendi
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by twayt 5y ago
This is a sacrifice that is required for the company to exist. A big company cares more about there being a predictable structure, less chaos and consistent productivity than actually solving the problems, improving the business and rewardi
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by twayt 5y ago
"but since the big discoveries had already been made". This is a tautology. At every point in history, all the big discoveries had already been made.
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by twayt 5y ago
Genius is counterfactual: "If this person did not exist, this thing wouldn't have been discovered or created." Impossible to prove after the fact considering that in order for their discovery to be recognized, it has to be un
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by twayt 5y ago
If not being distracted is what is required to be a "genius" today, those that are inherently less likely to be distracted will emerge.

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