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