99% of professionals overlook this skill:
being pleasant to work with.
Most people think career success comes from being the smartest person in the room.
But.... people don’t just hire skills.
They choose teammates they trust, respect, and enjoy collaborating with.
“Easy to work with” isn’t about being a pushover. It’s a skill.
A set of habits you can practice every day:
→ Solve problems instead of just pointing them out
→ Listen deeply (and remember the details)
→ Deliver consistently without needing reminders
→ Stay calm when everything feels like it’s falling apart
→ Speak honestly, but with kindness
Being easy to work with helps you:
✅ Build trust that lasts through tough times
✅ Get invited to career-defining opportunities
✅ Form connections that open doors others don’t even see
The flip side?
🚫 People who are hard to work with create friction that slows everyone down.
🚫 They miss out on opportunities that require collaboration.
🚫 They burn bridges they’ll wish they hadn’t.
Because being easy to work with doesn’t cost a thing.
But it might be the most valuable skill you’ll ever develop.
MIT students got bored on a Saturday night and turned an entire building into a playable game of Tetris, rigging every window with LEDs at midnight.
These kids are going to run the world and we should let them.
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ppl in sf be talking about 996. i can guarantee you no one actually works 996.
its more like
9-10 doom scroll in bed
10-11 freshen up + breakfast + more doom scrolling
11-3 actual work (scrolling twitter)
3-5 work for 10 min, doom scroll, repeat
5-9 remember u forgot to eat lunch + talk to ur ai girlfriend
and repeat