Re:YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Gets 'Freedom Expression' Awar...
by iab on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @05:27PM
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I always think about Richard Feynmans take on awards and honors whenever these things get brought up: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fes-kqRDRoY
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Re:YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Gets 'Freedom Expression' Awar...
by realsimplesynd on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @05:43PM
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I wonder if there is a correlation between being super good and having a disdain for awards or not.
Re:YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Gets 'Freedom Expression' Awar...
by xyzzy21 on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @08:10PM
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Probably akin to how if you are truly competent you don't need to oversell yourself.
The smartest PhDs I've ever met in Silicon Valley NEVER TOLD ANYONE they had PhDs. The dumbest ones ALWAYS led with "I'm a PhD" or "call me doctor"!
Re:YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Gets 'Freedom Expression' Awar...
by capableweb on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @06:17PM
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Do you have a disdain for awards?
Re:YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Gets 'Freedom Expression' Awar...
by b0afc375b5 on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @11:58PM
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Yes, I hate awards. In my own experience, awards have only inflated my ego, and has not led me to become more productive or passionate about the things I excel at.
It made me complacent and less likely to go above and beyond at work, possibly because I have the feeling that I've already "reached it", whatever that means.