What is the primary mode by which you add value to other people's lives, and what personal attributes does it rely on?
Examples:
Solving problems of type Y /being skilled at X
Making people feel a bit happier by putting in emotional labor of type Z
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what I like to think people hire me for: I am a sort of miniature perspective kaleidoscope; people come to me to try and look at things differently
Attributes: Roughly similar to those that inform my dumpster diving - eagerness to chase odd connections, say “hey what about...”
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what most people probably actually hire me for: I am a nice, supportive person who challenges people to be kinder to themselves
attribute: I’m a moshpit medic, I don’t like seeing people trapped or in pain, I like freeing hypothetical birds stuck in nets + can be quite patient
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