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Enthusiasm is perhaps the easiest thing to fake in an interview, and something many of us fake automatically, as smiling and seeming engaged is something a lot of us learn to do when meeting new people.

I doubt it correlates with productivity outside of something like a sales role. Most of the world's work seems to get done by people who don't appear particularly enthused.




> Most of the world's work seems to get done by people who don't appear particularly enthused.

Interesting! Can you share some sources to get deeper here? Until now, I thought apathy wasn't a sign of productivity.


Consult your own memory? Not being enthused doesn't imply you're totally apathetic. We all do plenty of things we don't enjoy, and aren't interested in, because it needs to get done.


> Most of the world's work seems to get done > Consult your own memory?

For sure, I can use my personal truth to answer my question. Still, vague information, including the entire working population, has been mentioned. I was genuinely interested in seeing the source, nothing else, but thanks.


Reminds me a bit of this essay: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19877916

Production engineering can be “pedantic,” and “boring.” Lots of punchlists, and “polishing the fenders.”




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