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+title: Professionalism
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+# Professionalism
+
+<!-- TODO: -->
+
+## `TALK`
+
+I want to use this note to talk about
+what makes an expert and
+what makes an "expert".
+
+* imposter syndrome
+* effectiveness vs productivity
+* traits valued by employers/clients
+* being a "salesman" of your abilities
+
+### Being a Salesman of Your Ability
+
+To "sell" something in the sales sense
+is to make it more appealing _without changing it_.
+A cynic might call this lying.
+A more fair take is that people generally present their ability as less than it is.
+
+I suspect that the most knowledgeable
+and technically effective practitioners of any field
+are not known to be such.
+
+To be a salesman of some ability
+is a deviation from specialization in that ability.
+Every bit of [[individual-ability#Capacity for Familiarity|capacity]]
+devoted to salesmanship
+is a bit less to the skill itself.
+
+> [!example]
+> Mike Holt has a better grasp on code than most,
+> but there are likely hundreds better than him
+> specifically in that aspect.
+>
+> It is his salesmanship, his visible confidence in his ability,
+> that makes up the difference.
+
+### Optics, or Playing the Game
+
+#### Example: Notetaking
+
+note-takers always look more valuable than they would otherwise.