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They seem to think that their desire to work for XYZ is sufficient to make XYZ desire them in turn. I always encourage the students to address their employer’s self-love and not just their humanity—to come up with some reason XYZ will benefit from hiring them. How would your skills serve the goals of XYZ? Do you have any idea what those goals are? The idea that other people care about themselves is generally a good thing to remember if you want them to do something for you in return.
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
Russ Roberts
"Those of us who have grown in true love know that we can love only in proportion to our capacity for independence."
-- Fred Rogers
Tweets From Alexander Wolfe
@Alexandroulykos on Twitter
We accommodate our physical and mental limitations. Our expectations shrink. Aware of our diminishing capacities, we choose ever more restricted activities and projects, to ensure we can fulfill them. Indeed, this constriction happens almost imperceptibly. Over time, and without our conscious choice, we transform our lives. We don’t notice that we are aspiring to and doing less and less.
Why I Hope to Die at 75
Ezekiel J
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