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Shoutout to the guy who told me to just 'act like I belong' at a big tech conference
I tried it last month in Chicago, ended up in a closed-door roundtable with senior engineers for a project I knew nothing about... I just nodded a lot and said 'interesting' a bunch. Learned that sometimes the best way to get in the door is to just walk through it, even if you're totally lost. Anyone else have a story about faking it until you made it?
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quinnp797mo ago
The nod-and-smile method is a real survival skill.
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logan_clark447mo ago
What specific situations make you use it the most? Like, is it for family gatherings where someone starts talking politics, or more for work meetings when a boss explains a bad plan for the tenth time? I've definitely used it when my neighbor goes on about his lawn care routine.
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christopher_singh926mo ago
My cousin's detailed breakdown of his fantasy football draft strategy really puts it to the test. It's a masterclass in nodding along to something you will never care about. The smile starts to hurt around the third round pick.
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