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The MVPs of the Workplace Avoid These Things (In This Order)
Things are changing
I’ve noticed a natural shift in the working world.
No, I’m not talking about the fact everybody wants to quit their job, move to Bali, and build a software company that nets $100k/month. I’m not on the ‘quit your job and be free hype’, I actually think for most people, quitting a 9-to-5 makes zero sense.
But that’s a whole other story. This isn’t about convincing you shouldn’t quit your day job. This is about helping you get better at it.
The shift I’m noticing is autonomy in work. An ability to crave out a job and a life that works for you. A shift towards selfish work. A shift towards capable people realizing they are.
Here’s what I’m noticing about the best people I’ve ever met at work.
1. Making the simple complex
We’ve all met a Simon or Suzie that makes things infinitely more complicated by just speaking for 4 minutes. You lost them 30 seconds into the conversation and now you’re 4 minutes down the line and have literally no idea what they’re talking about.
You don’t want to say you have absolutely no clue what they’re on about, that would be half rude, but at the same time, you have absolutely no idea what…