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Julie Zhuo
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Us: I love it when a colleague asks me for help because I feel useful and generous and I can think of no better use of time than empowering someone else. Also us: I avoid asking my colleagues for help because they must think of me as a huge imposition and burden on their time.
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Us: I wish our company would take more risks and strive for innovation instead of copying what everyone else does. Also us: It sucks that our company keeps cancelling projects and trying half-baked ideas that don't pan out!
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Us: I can't believe X didn't ask for our input before making that decision. Also us: It's so annoying that our environment is so bureaucratic we need 20 people's input to get anything done!
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Us: Damn, I've learned so much in the last year. I can't believe how much I've grown and how clueless I was at the beginning. Also us: I would 100% avoid working with Person X again, since when we worked together 3 years ago, they had no clue what they were doing.
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Julie Zhuo
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Sometimes, I marvel at our superpower for cognitive dissonance. What other common ones do you come across in your day-to-day?
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