This speech was really something special. Thanks for posting it. My favorite sections:
And:
Great stuff.
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Bit of a tangent, but something from that essay always bothered me.
I recently saw an ad for waiters saying they wanted people with a "passion for service." The real thing is not something one could have for waiting on tables.
Paul Graham
So I began to linger in my duties around Vincent's tables to observe his technique. I quickly learned that his style was to have no single style. He had a repertoire of approaches, each ready to be used under the appropriate circumstances. When the customers were a family, he was effervescent—even slightly cl
Paul Graham, What You'll Wish You'd Known
Bit of a tangent, but something from that essay always bothered me.
Paul Graham
... (read more)Also true of, say, OCD.