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• Low sensory online interview format.
• If in-person – a room with natural light and a quiet location.
• An alternative to panel interviews.
Trying to read the social cues of 3-4 different interviewers could put a neurodivergent job seeker at a significant disadvantage.
• An interview that is a maximum of 45 minutes to one hour.
• The space to ask questions during the interview.
How Are You Being Inclusive to Neurodivergent Individuals as a Hiring Manager?
Hayley Bakker
Eigengrau
ˈaɪɡənɡɹaʊ
*Noun*
• The dark gray color seen by the eyes in perfect darkness as a result of signals from the optic nerves.
**Example Sentences**
“Before my eyes adjusted to the dark, all I could see was eigengrau.”
“Henry awoke in the eigengrau of total darkness, so he quickly turned on his lamp.”
“The darkness of the sub-basement seemed eigengrau to my eyes.”
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**Word Origin**
German, mid-20th century
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**Why this word?**
“Eigengrau” is a German loanword used to describe the specific color of total darkness as perceived by human eyes.
Rather than black, the color that human optic nerves discern in pure darkness is a dark gray, which is why eigengrau is sometimes called “brain gray.”
Eigengrau is close to what might be called “charcoal gray,” but the word’s German roots specify that this is a gray created inside the viewer’s brain.
In German, “eigengrau” translates to “own gray,” or “intrinsic gray,” suggesting the shade might shift, depending on the viewer’s perception.
Here's my own [[Project Kickoff]] checklist:
1. Capture my current thinking on the project.
2. Review folders (or tags) that might contain relevant notes.
3. Search for related terms across all folders.
4. Move (or tag) relevant notes to the project folder.
5. Create an outline of collected notes and plan the project.
Building a Second Brain
Tiago Forte
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