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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 22:58
Miembro 2007
inglés al portugués
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N/A Mar 10

All of them + a lot of patience and perseverance...

Mario Chávez
Michael Newton
Maria Laura Curzi
Khurram Shahzad
Sebastian Witte
CasaPhil
Liena V.
 
Mario Chávez
Mario Chávez
Estados Unidos
Local time: 17:58
inglés al español
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What is your favorite color? What is your horoscope sign? And so on. Mar 10

And inane questions are back in fashion. As if.

Questions such as this poll's remind me of infantile queries directed at, well, children: what's your favorite color? What's your favorite toy? What's your favorite cartoon?

The infantilization of Western society (starting with that so-called example of freedom of [making dumb] choices, America, continues unabated. I was never, and I'm not, part of it.; I find mediocrity and infantilization of adult conversation distastefu... See more
And inane questions are back in fashion. As if.

Questions such as this poll's remind me of infantile queries directed at, well, children: what's your favorite color? What's your favorite toy? What's your favorite cartoon?

The infantilization of Western society (starting with that so-called example of freedom of [making dumb] choices, America, continues unabated. I was never, and I'm not, part of it.; I find mediocrity and infantilization of adult conversation distasteful, gauche, grotesque, unintelligent and uninteresting.

But I'm not alone and neither are you. Let's rise against this dumbification of thought and conversation.

MC ▲ Collapse


Michael Newton
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Michael Newton
Michael Newton  Identity Verified
Estados Unidos
Local time: 17:58
japonés al inglés
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What skill most valuable? Mar 10

Have you ever helped a toad cross the road?

Daryo
 
Zea_Mays
Zea_Mays  Identity Verified
Italia
Local time: 23:58
inglés al alemán
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uh? Mar 11

Mario Chávez wrote:

inane questions

infantile queries directed at, well, children

infantilization

mediocrity and infantilization of adult conversation distasteful, gauche, grotesque, unintelligent and uninteresting.

dumbification of thought and conversation.

MC


What makes you think all that in relation to this basic business question?
Many people don't even know what good communication can do for their careers...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Liena V.
Maria Laura Curzi
 
Rachel Waddington
Rachel Waddington  Identity Verified
Reino Unido
Local time: 22:58
neerlandés al inglés
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A mix of skills Mar 11

It's impossible to say which skill has been the most valuable because our careers are always based on a mix of skills. No one skill is enough on its own.

Maria Laura Curzi
Zea_Mays
 
Daryo
Daryo
Local time: 22:58
serbio al inglés
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Bugs (sorry, domestic pets) ... Mar 11

Bugs (sorry, domestic pets) roaming free again through the site?

When you click on the link to 'View the poll results' all you get is:

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Poll not found.

As for 'the most valuable skill' I would say that's being in the right place at the right time, although you could argue that that's more pure luck ...

Maria Laura Curzi
Zea_Mays
 


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