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Societal type of question

Posted by Kritzkrieg
Tags: work, ask.discussion

"Think of the most successful person you know personally in your field. If you had to attribute their position to one primary edge over their peers, which of these was it?"
​A) Exceptional raw talent or intellectual capability
​B) Unusually high stamina and willingness to work long hours
​C) Great interpersonal instinct and emotional intelligence
​D) Being in the right place at the right time with the right background

Choosing just one is a recommendation
Within cells interlinked

10 comments

  1. [2]
    teaearlgraycold
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    For the person I’m thinking of all apply. But I think A is their strongest.

    For the person I’m thinking of all apply. But I think A is their strongest.

    3 votes
    1. Protected
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      The exact same answer for me.

      The exact same answer for me.

      1 vote
  2. snake_case
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    D, guy with a phd in machine learning works on my companies AI product. Like, he also does just have raw talent, but lots of people got lots of really advanced degrees on raw talent and this dude...

    D, guy with a phd in machine learning works on my companies AI product.

    Like, he also does just have raw talent, but lots of people got lots of really advanced degrees on raw talent and this dude is set for life because his raw talent is AI in the 2020s

    2 votes
  3. [4]
    DefinitelyNotAFae
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    C But I work in mental health/higher education/social work. And what I consider "successful" is not necessarily the most "famous" or "wealthiest" Idk what "within cells interlinked" means... Which...

    C

    But I work in mental health/higher education/social work.
    And what I consider "successful" is not necessarily the most "famous" or "wealthiest"

    Idk what "within cells interlinked" means... Which makes this feel like I'm answering someone's homework.

    1 vote
    1. [3]
      cloud_loud
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      I thought of it as a Blade Runner reference

      I thought of it as a Blade Runner reference

      2. DefinitelyNotAFae
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        You cannot say "Blade Runner" and then link to 2049 like those are the same thing. I still don't get the reference, just that it is one. ┐(´ー｀)┌

        You cannot say "Blade Runner" and then link to 2049 like those are the same thing.

        I still don't get the reference, just that it is one. ┐⁠(⁠´⁠ー⁠｀⁠)⁠┌

  4. cloud_loud
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    Does “who you know” fall under D?

    Does “who you know” fall under D?

  5. macleod
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    A. Exceptional raw talent or intellectual capabilities. Within cells interlinked.

    A. Exceptional raw talent or intellectual capabilities. Within cells interlinked.