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Re:Sell Yourself, Sell Your Work by guevara on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @04:30PM (#23251405)
We're in a constant state of signalling. Think some book mentions that most of our actions are driven by our need to signal or convey something to parties.

So, I'd argue we are always "selling" ourselves in one way or another, both unconsciously and consciously.

Re:Sell Yourself, Sell Your Work by randomthought0 on Thursday May 21, 2020 @03:12AM (#23255649)
This is so interesting that the two sides to this don’t seem to be able to engage very much. For me, too, the reflex is “Who cares? Why be so prescriptive and pushy about needing to sell (as if it’s humanity’s natural state)?” because that isn’t how I experience my life. But to others it seems to be just instinct.