Ask HN: What gives you self
阿新 • • 發佈：2018-12-28
I was very unconfident growing up. I had big ears and was the shortest kid in class until my later teen years. I used humour as a defence mechanism (class clown) but this doesn't work in adult life. When I got into the world of work I threw myself into learning and becoming the best at everything I did and soon became a subject matter expert in computer viruses - this was back in the early 1990's when AntiVirus software was born. Being the expert meant that when I was in a room with potential customers I had something they wanted - experience of this new threat and knowledge of how to deal with it. Put yourself in the position where you have something really valuable to offer and then learn to accept people asking you for help. This will really