Bill Gates
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When people can say five smart things at Microsoft and one dumb thing, and I'm not wasting any time on the five smart things. I won't bring them up, that means good job. Yes.
When people can say five smart things at Microsoft and one dumb thing, and I'm not wasting any time on the five smart things. I won't bring them up, that means good job. Yes.
Even inside the foundation, it's not that hardcore. And as soon as you're meeting with partners, you better say, oh, thing one, two, three, four, five are so smart. But maybe.
Even inside the foundation, it's not that hardcore. And as soon as you're meeting with partners, you better say, oh, thing one, two, three, four, five are so smart. But maybe.
Even inside the foundation, it's not that hardcore. And as soon as you're meeting with partners, you better say, oh, thing one, two, three, four, five are so smart. But maybe.
Well, I am in many contexts. where I'm meeting with politicians and... Prime ministers. Potential partners. Early in my press days, somebody would ask a question that had some assumption built into the question that was really wrong. And I'd be like, hey, your thinking's not very good here. Right.
Well, I am in many contexts. where I'm meeting with politicians and... Prime ministers. Potential partners. Early in my press days, somebody would ask a question that had some assumption built into the question that was really wrong. And I'd be like, hey, your thinking's not very good here. Right.
Well, I am in many contexts. where I'm meeting with politicians and... Prime ministers. Potential partners. Early in my press days, somebody would ask a question that had some assumption built into the question that was really wrong. And I'd be like, hey, your thinking's not very good here. Right.
You know, and then I remember it was one I did in France when I was like 23 years old. And the guy around France said, did you want that guy to feel bad at the end of the interview? And I was like, no, but he feels bad. And I was like, but he was wrong. And he's like, yeah, but was it important to correct him? Well, I had been behaving like I was in a meeting with very tough people.
You know, and then I remember it was one I did in France when I was like 23 years old. And the guy around France said, did you want that guy to feel bad at the end of the interview? And I was like, no, but he feels bad. And I was like, but he was wrong. And he's like, yeah, but was it important to correct him? Well, I had been behaving like I was in a meeting with very tough people.
You know, and then I remember it was one I did in France when I was like 23 years old. And the guy around France said, did you want that guy to feel bad at the end of the interview? And I was like, no, but he feels bad. And I was like, but he was wrong. And he's like, yeah, but was it important to correct him? Well, I had been behaving like I was in a meeting with very tough people.
So, yes, it does take a while to understand all the different situations you're in.
So, yes, it does take a while to understand all the different situations you're in.
So, yes, it does take a while to understand all the different situations you're in.
I'll double down on the thing I'm semi-decent at. I'd like to be truly decent at.
I'll double down on the thing I'm semi-decent at. I'd like to be truly decent at.
I'll double down on the thing I'm semi-decent at. I'd like to be truly decent at.
When malaria is eradicated or when the machine takes it over, I will write a book about optimal spades flight.
When malaria is eradicated or when the machine takes it over, I will write a book about optimal spades flight.
When malaria is eradicated or when the machine takes it over, I will write a book about optimal spades flight.