Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlier in your career?

Re:Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlie... by Intermernet on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @06:43AM (#20505726)

Embrace being proven wrong. It's the foundation of the scientific method, but very difficult to do in reality.

I now genuinely love being proven wrong. Smarter everyday and all that :-)

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Re:Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlie... by ben509 on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @08:12AM (#20506079)

The other skill that helps there is to not box yourself in by staking your reputation on a thing you believe to be true.

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Re:Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlie... by boohoojangles on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @06:48AM (#20505747)

and realize that not being proven wrong doesn't mean one is right.

A lot of times I just don't even debate with whoever doesn't want to listen.

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Re:Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlie... by Intermernet on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @07:49AM (#20505984)

"and realize that not being proven wrong doesn't mean one is right"

That's the other foundation of the scientific method. A thousand times yes!

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