When I was 16 and in high school in Ireland, I visited Cambridge. While there, I cold emailed @paulg.
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@patrickc your argument (and PG's) appears to be "as I've gotten more powerful, people have gotten nicer to me! Awesome!" -
@eqe Huh? The opposite! My argument is is that even when I had no power whatsoever, successful people were bizarrely helpful. - 6 more replies
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@patrickc “Nice” is probably the wrong word. Respectful, benevolent, generous, possessing goodwill—these are closer. -
@patrickc “Nice” could be: avoiding hurting other's feelings (at all costs), or wanting others to like you (at all costs). Both fatal flaws - 1 more reply
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What I keep saying about the choices we have
#fkm#filterkaapimafia@cbkrish@SharanR @kwdinc obviously coming from@patrickc carries weight -
@vdurai@cbkrish@SharanR @kwdinc@patrickc Indeed. Good reference: http://www.paulgraham.com/mean.html
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@patrickc well yourself and@collision seem to be doing that. Met John in Dublin last month and couldn't have been a nicer guy offering helpThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc I believe being nice, polite & useful gets you further. Nobody wants an annoying douche around them even in line at Starbucks.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc incredible advice. Reaching out costs nothing but it's wealth in rewards in endlessThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc Being nice is hard, but coming across as nice is harder. It doesn't always come easy, specially when you're a bit too honest.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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