Paying attention

Ashwin Goyal

Apr 30, 2024

She hastily hit send and noticed a typo, thinking, "Meh, that typo won't matter."

He received it and obsessed, "What does it mean? Is it a hidden message? A test of my attention to detail? Maybe it's an acronym! Or a clever reference to something I should know! What is she trying to tell me!"

Nailing an interview

"Can you tell me about your—" the interviewer started. "I'm a highly motivated self-starter," the candidate blurted out. "Okay, but what about your—" "I have a proven track record of success." "Right, but how do you handle—" "

Procrastinating knowingly

"Just one more episode," she whispered, aware the document was waiting. Hours later, she said, "It knows I'm not coming back, right?"