The Ledger

Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.

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why aren't all 5 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Supported
Sutton: Emotional intelligence is only 10% as important as IQ
“EQ is one of the most overrated concepts on the planet. It's there, it matters, but if you look at the evidence, it's about, a good guess, 10% as important as old-fashioned IQ.”
Bob Sutton Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:26 a16z Podcast | The Asshole Survival Guide
Assertion Supported
Sutton: Proximity to a toxic coworker dramatically increases job loss risk
“What this research shows is if you're within 25 feet of a toxic person, so what I would call an asshole, the chances you're gonna become toxic and lose your job go way up.”
Bob Sutton Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 23:33 a16z Podcast | The Asshole Survival Guide
Assertion Supported
Sutton: Baird CEO Paul Purcell enforced an explicit no asshole policy
“Paul Purcell, he was CEO for years, W.R. Baird, now called Baird Financial Services Firm. They have a no asshole role. He tells people during the interview, if I find out you're an asshole, I'm going to fire you”
Bob Sutton Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 28:31 a16z Podcast | The Asshole Survival Guide
Assertion Supported
Sutton: Getting a hostile person to do a favor reduces their dislike
“There's very good evidence that if somebody does a favor for you, it's really hard for them to dislike you because of the two dissonant elements, which is, I don't like this person, but I'm doing a favor for him or her.”
Bob Sutton Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 19:52 a16z Podcast | The Asshole Survival Guide
Assertion Partly supported
Sutton: Office communication drops sharply beyond 60 feet of physical distance
“Essentially once you got more than 60 feet away from someone, and this was in a closed office environment, you might as well be in another country.”
Bob Sutton Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 23:15 a16z Podcast | The Asshole Survival Guide
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