In life, is it better to be an asshole or easy going?
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In life, is it better to be an asshole or easy going?
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If I had to choose, I'd pick easy going. Assholes are less likely to do well since they end up burning their connections over time. Nobody wants to work with an asshole.
That being said, don't get pushed around by them.
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/Answer Posted By: Craig
In life, is it better to be an asshole or easy going?
Neither. In life it is best to live to your true nature, we cannot be something we are not. This question implies that either being an asshole or easy going is better. We all get to make that decision for ourselves, and then chose who we associate with. I am very much on the easy going spectrum, but I largely believe that is dictated by personality type.
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/Answer Posted By: David
In life, is it better to be an asshole or easy going?
Easy going, for sure. I'm always worried I'm being too much of an asshole trying to hustle to get things done but I think if people feel appreciated, there's really no harm in creating a sense of urgency.
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/Answer Posted By: Derek
In life, is it better to be an asshole or easy going?
Whoaaa! A. Watch your language. B. The answer to that is obvious.
Looking For: I am Founder of a startup company designing an app that connects people with their favorite things.
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/Answer Posted By: J .
In life, is it better to be an asshole or easy going?
Better to be easy going based on your use of profanity. And you have not defined A-hole. But I suppose this is some sort of psychological test to see if I am willing to be unpopular. Well, duh, if an action of mine will save the lives of my customers and my employees, then obviously I will risk being unpopular to save them and avoid negligence lawsuits. Whistle blowers save lives but never win popularity contests. The hilarious part of this is that this whole question is moot since, as founder, I will pick management team but won't be on the team.
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/Answer Posted By: Khari
In life, is it better to be an asshole or easy going?
Neither is inherently better, and both have their advantages in certain situations.
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/Answer Posted By: Kate
In life, is it better to be an asshole or easy going?
If you care about others, then the answer is always going to be easy going.
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/Answer Posted By: Phillip
In life, is it better to be an asshole or easy going?
Both. I prefer to be easy going. However there are assholes in this world. Dealing with them passively leads to a sort of social subordination. Avoiding them completely is often undo-able, or a form of hiding. I don't like flipping out into a completely different person depending on who I'm dealing with so being an asshole so I can deal with assholes is within my range. And so, unfortunately, I perpetuate the cycle of easy going people learning they need to be mean sometimes.
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/Answer Posted By: Steve
In life, is it better to be an asshole or easy going?
Easy going.
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/Answer Posted By: Jeremy
In life, is it better to be an asshole or easy going?
In general, easy going, but that doesn't mean being passive about where you want to go in life and how to get there.
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