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*[[Be useful]]. | *[[Be useful]]. | ||
*[[Coin metaphors]]. Be figurative. | *[[Coin metaphors]]. Be figurative. | ||
*[[Be good company]]. You only have four score and seven on this planet, so for Christ’s sake try and enjoy them. Don’t talk about yourself all the time, and certainly don’t go on about your problems. Sub-maxim: ''[[Seek out good company]]''. Don’t waste your time on ''whiners''. Tell jokes. About yourself. | *[[Be good company]]. You only have four score and seven on this planet, so for Christ’s sake try and enjoy them. Don’t talk about yourself all the time, and certainly don’t go on about your problems. Sub-maxim: ''[[Seek out good company]]''. Don’t waste your time on ''whiners''. Tell jokes. ''About yourself.'' | ||
*[[Be on the first lift, not in the last bar]]. Sure: it’s ski chat. If you think skiing is for wankers, [[don’t be that guy|you’re being that guy]]. | *[[Be on the first lift, not in the last bar]]. Sure: it’s ski chat. If you think skiing is for wankers, [[don’t be that guy|you’re being that guy]]. | ||
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*Insiders have an interest in making what they do seem hard. | *Insiders have an interest in making what they do seem hard. | ||
*''Challenge''. Require an explanation. What a professional can’t explain, she doesn’t understand. If she can’t explain it, but she does it anyway, it’s probably bullshit. Most complicated things are bullshit. | *''Challenge''. Require an explanation. What a professional can’t explain, she doesn’t understand. If she can’t explain it, but she does it anyway, it’s probably bullshit. Most complicated things are bullshit. | ||
*Leave something on the table. Don’t be too careful in your accounting. The unsettled account is a feature of an [[infinite game]]. Mutual indebtedness is a good thing. Be in others’ [[Debt: The First 5,000 Years|debt]], and let them be in yours. | |||
====The team==== | ====The team==== | ||
*Disregard rank. Seniors must earn your respect. You must earn it from juniors. | *Disregard rank. Seniors must earn your respect. You must earn it from juniors. | ||