[DrDimension]

If you want something that someone else has got, ask them for it. More often than not, they will give it to you.

If you find someone who is outpacing you, humble yourself for a damn minute and try asking them what they are doing that makes them so effective, then see if you can make it work for you.

If more engineers had this mindset, we'd all be better off.

[idlewords]

Could I please have three hundred thousand dollars?

[closeparen]

https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/

[idlewords]

The last time I did that it ended in drama.

[pragmatic]

I'd buy that book.

Seriously, please elaborate. Would love to read the story!

[aptwebapps]

This was the denouement: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11647165

[DonHopkins]

I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=I%27ll%20gla...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrUbFZdiZxM

[Buttons840]

Good point. I've more often been frustrated because I feel I'm the smartest in the room. I acknowledge this may be because of my own pride, but either way it sucks.

[elliekelly]

> I've more often been frustrated because I feel I'm the smartest in the room.

Perhaps it's time to change your perspective. No one is ever the smartest in the room. There's always something that can be learned from someone else.

[asdfasgasdgasdg]

Having more horsepower under the hood is almost always helpful, but driving in the right direction tends to be more important.