Does Poverty Make People Stupid?
No, the lack of education does. — Originally posted on Quora. Leonard Kim consults startups and writes books like The Etiquette of Social Media: How to Connect and Respond to Others in the World of Social Media
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How Do You Tell if a Friend Is Genuine?
If they’re your friend strictly because they like you as a person and enjoy your company, then they’re genuine. Usually they tend to also look out for your best interests and try to help you. If you’re a genuine friend, you do the same in return. If they’re your friend because they want to use … Read more
How Do You Tell if Someone Knows What They Are Talking About?
Um, you trust your instincts. Or you hope they use English at a fifth grade level so anyone can understand what they are saying. If someone is using bigger words that I don’t understand, without explaining what the bigger words mean… Then to me, they are trying to act smart and are trying too hard … Read more
Do Many Startup Founders Go to Therapy?
I personally didn’t when I went through hell and back. However, reflecting back in hindsight, I’m pretty certain that I should have. It would have probably helped me ease a lot of the anger, frustration, and the disastrous thoughts of what to do when I lost something like a client who was paying us $20,000 … Read more
How Do You Know When You’re “Taking It for Granted”?
Someone on Quora asked: It’s often said that we shouldn’t “take it for granted”. But how do you know when you are? Be it a job, a relationship of any kind, or someone’s feelings? This was my response: It’s pretty simple. Everything is taken for granted unless we consciously appreciate having it. Most times we … Read more
Why Do People Work Hard at Trivial Jobs?
Because there is no such thing as a trivial job. Every role has a purpose in the bigger picture, no matter how unlikely it seems on the surface. These people take pride in the work they do because they understand that what they do matters. Whether it be cleaning, sorting papers, answering phones, putting two … Read more
What Do You Do if Someone You Admired Discouraged You from Doing What You Love?
Are you talking about my mom? Hi mommy! How are you? I miss you! <33333 When I was younger, my mommy used to always tell me, “Don’t do that. You can’t do it. It’s stupid. It won’t work.” Then I would get sad and think, “This sucks. My mommy doesn’t love me or believe in … Read more
What Is One Little Thing That Makes a Big Difference in Your Day?
Thinking each morning of at least three things for which I’m grateful. Or are we talking about something physical? For physical things, I would say colored socks. Colored socks make me happy. — Originally posted on Quora. Leonard Kim consults startups and writes books like The Etiquette of Social Media: How to Connect and Respond … Read more
What Is the Biggest Threat to Mankind?
Greed. People, when consumed by the greed bug, will do everything and anything to try to get more of what they want, including screwing people over or stealing resources. — Originally posted on Quora. Leonard Kim consults startups and writes books like The Etiquette of Social Media: How to Connect and Respond to Others in … Read more
What Decision Have You Made That You Are Most Proud Of?
The decision to accept myself for who I am. When I stopped trying to become who I felt the world wanted me to be, everything started to slowly piece itself together. That, alongside with when I redefined success to be measured by the impact I made on others as opposed to the impact on my … Read more