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by bibhash_ 1201 days ago
Where can I learn more about these practical, important, or less thought about "soft skills" (like ZephyrBlu's interesting examples) more effectively? I feel like I've encountered these points (e.g. writing for a specific audience) through separate online posts at disparate times. But, is there a definitive, more comprehensive resource detailing all of these soft skills and more? I realize that I'm basically looking for a career panacea, so maybe it doesn't exist. Even if it existed, should I even spend my time reading it—as someone very early in their career—versus actually making the mistakes myself, learning from it, and internalizing it?
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Through self improvement literature! The problem is there’s a lot of bad self improvement literature out there.

You are also right that a lot of it can only be approximately taught, because the process of internalizing the skills has a lot to do with figuring out how to work with your own personality.

Well, through the small fraction of self-improvement literature (or courses) that isn't garbage. But it will take lots of time and energy to discern which is which.

The more trustworthy and time-efficient way is from coworkers/ mentors/ friends.