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Mimi Wang's avatar

Great piece! I struggle with this a lot. It's my enneagram.

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Monika Evje's avatar

OMG, this is the best piece of content that I've read in a while!!! So practical, so real and exactly what I need. Bonus, it will also help me raise my kids who (like me) struggle with confidence. Thank you for writing this!

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Chris P.'s avatar

Finally read that On Self Respect essay - I really enjoyed it - and it reminded me of this CS Lewis essay that a former manager recommended: https://www.lewissociety.org/innerring/

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Chris P.'s avatar

Another banger! Quick request: id love to hear more short anecdotes or stories on these posts? Selfishly, it’s helpful for me to make the framework more concrete and easier to remember. The Facebook/compensation comparison is a good one, as was the “sports gambling” rapid follow up from take a punch

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Hilary Gridley's avatar

great feedback! will try to do more of this in future posts

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Claire's avatar

Love how actionable and not pop-business self help this framework is! Do you still see value in business school to encourage these kinds of reflections/EQ growth in the midst of AI upending information work?

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Hilary Gridley's avatar

yes 100%, but it won't magically happen. you still have to seek it out. The "touchy feely" class aka Interpersonal Dynamics was transformative for me

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