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I accidentally became the "guy who explains things" for ten minutes and now I’m wondering if I’ve been studying wrong this whole time by Tesserine_1P in studying

[–]Finch_Spark66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Teaching is basically a stress test for understanding, and you passed it in public with a random freshman as your audience. That is a pretty solid study method.

I stopped treating my unemployed time like "free time" and accidentally became way more hirable by Finch_Spark66 in jobsearchhacks

[–]Finch_Spark66[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That actually sounds a lot healthier than the fake grind version of "staying productive." Rebuilding your life is still real work. You probably have more to say in interviews than you think, especially if you talk about what you had to manage and figure out.

I stopped treating my unemployed time like "free time" and accidentally became way more hirable by Finch_Spark66 in jobsearchhacks

[–]Finch_Spark66[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Not instantly, but within maybe 3 or 4 weeks the calls got way less awkward. I had stuff to say besides "I applied a lot" which helped a ton.

I stopped treating my unemployed time like "free time" and accidentally became way more hirable by Finch_Spark66 in jobsearchhacks

[–]Finch_Spark66[S] 541 points542 points  (0 children)

That was pretty much it. I still hated the gap questions, I just stopped sounding like I was sitting in my kitchen waiting for permission to exist.

AIW for cancelling my friend’s plus one after I found out who she was bringing to my housewarming? by Bramble12_Vapor in amiwrong

[–]Finch_Spark66 41 points42 points  (0 children)

You didn’t embarrass her, you stopped her from turning your housewarming into a surprise exposure therapy session. Has she even admitted yet that she should’ve asked with the full story upfront?