I tend not to read what do others say about companies before joining them.

So, if, theoretically, I were to apply to Microsoft, I wouldn’t go on forums where people share insights on what’s inside (besides Pentium).

Why so?

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When I was little, I discovered one cool trick.

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I find that it’s rather easy to send a large file via Google Drive, or another solution. Most of them are free and offer good upload/download speeds.

On the other hand, I see people using services that allow people to use services (I won’t name them) that allow sending of tens of GBs (gigabytes) of data.

The downside? The download speed is very slow, it takes hours to download a few GBs of data.

Why do people prefer this?

It’s easier to send files via such services than to use Google Drive / One Drive / Dropbox / other services.

But that “easy” comes with a drawback – slow speed.

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At various moments in my life, I was the first at some things.

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“Pessimists sound smart. Optimists make money.” – Nat Friedman, former CEO of GitHub

It’s good to have the ability to do critical thinking, to analyze and debate.

On the other hand, if you wish to start a new project, to begin from scratch, it’s better to be an optimist.

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“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

I like this quote a lot.

“A leader is a person who has followers.” – Jim Bagnola

You can inspire others in many ways.

Force is not inspiration, though.

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Sometimes, I meet people who have power. Generally, doing business.

Yet, they seem to want to transfer this feeling of power to other fields.

“Are you good with earning money? That means you’re a super-human.”

This logic is so faulty.

Yes, it’s nice that you can make so money.

But that’s just a skill.

You’re not a superior person, über alles.

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