A common regret I hear from founders is “I wish I would have done [something] three months ago”, where something is frequently hiring sales, building out recruiting, or launching a product. Important to make time to ponder - what is that something for you today?
I have observed the same thing and honestly identify highly with it myself.
I think people who are the absolute most adept at reading people had a very high stakes/borderline survival related reason to be excellent at reading people from a young age
saying no to any more travel this year! knowing Terminal 3 at SFO better than the neighborhood you've lived in for 2 years, is not something to be proud of
Every person who works in tech needs least 5 non tech friends to interact with closely on a weekly basis so they can understand how the general public actually thinks