Above the Hollow #41

Observations, articles, and other links. Curated for my children as they embark upon adulthood.

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Chris
December 30, 2023

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“Awareness, not age, leads to wisdom.”

Publius Syrus

You can always tell when a person has worked in a restaurant. There’s an empathy that can only be cultivated by those who’ve stood between a hungry mouth and a $28 pork chop, a special understanding of the way a bunch of motley misfits can be a family.

Service industry work develops the “soft skills” recruiters talk about on LinkedIn — discipline, promptness, the ability to absorb criticism, and most important, how to read people like a book. The work is thankless and fun and messy, and the world would be a kinder place if more people tried it. With all due respect to my former professors, I’ve long believed I gained more knowledge in kitchens, bars, and dining rooms than any college could even hold.

Anthony Bourdain

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Sam Altman on self-belief and willfulness - Herbert Lui

Sam Altman writes, “How To Be Successful,” at his blog. There are two particular points that stand out to me:  2. Have almost too much self-belief Self-belief is immensely powerful. The most successful people I know believe in themselves almost to the point of delusion. Cultivate this early. As you get more data points that […]

herbertlui.net/sam-altman-on-self-belief-and-willfulness

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