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Answer: -Self promotion works: People like to hang around with people that imp.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest What life lessons are counter-intuitive or go against common sense or wisdom? Jamie Beckland, Digital Roustabout Updated Sep 26, 2011 -Self promotion works: People like to hang around with people that impress them. You can't be obnoxious, of course, but don't wait for someone else to tell the world how aw... Read More » How do I tell if somebody is intelligent? Liam Quinn II, Extroverted loner with a love for reading and people. Updated 2h ago How do you tell if somebody is intelligent? Walk into a new environment with them. Somewhere you've never been, and somewhere they’ve never been. Watch how that person take...  Read More » Has anyone had their cerebral cortex removed so they can enjoy the peaceful life of a cat? Elizabeth Porco, worked at Library of Congress Updated Feb 13 The answer to this is apparently yes. I have read of a case of someone having their prefrontal cortex removed for this purpose. I Because the whole cortex wasn't removed...  Read More » Why are instant noodles considered unhealthy? Is it because they lack nutrients? Craig Good, Teller of stories, many of which are true. Written Sep 17 They’re considered unhealthy because it’s easier to frighten people than to educate them. In fact, instant noodles are perfectly healthy. See Is [this food] healthy? Noodles...  Read More » Mary E. Rossow upvoted this answer. How much is "not enough" to work in the Bay Area? August Winters, works at Comic Books Written Feb 18 After reading the answers other have given (NEEDING $200k for basic necessities?!?!?!) I feel as though I have to chime in and give you a more frugal opinion. My partner an...  Read More » When a founder is already wealthy, why would they need or want venture capital for a new startup? Marc Andreessen, worked at Facebook Written Jun 5, 2012 Not commenting on any particular entrepreneur or startup... What we hear from wealthy founders who raise venture capital for a new startup: ... Read More » What are the drawbacks of reading a lot of books? Sonia Fanucchi, studied at University of the Witwatersrand Written Jun 8 My husband was the only child banned from the reading corner at school. When I met him I could not understand that story: it seemed ridiculous and unfair. Who would ban a c...  Read More » How did fish originally get into very high lakes in the mountains? Scott Welch, former fan of Quora, now unofficial Quora QA team member. Written Aug 9 Ah! I happen to know the answer to this, as I knew somebody doing research on this very subject. The answer is that (assuming they were not introduced by humans) the species...  Read More » How many software engineers at Google are able to write a balanced binary search tree in a Google Docs in the phone screen? Brian Bi, software engineer at Google Written Jun 20 Hi— I’m a software engineer at Google and a recent college grad who won medals at the IOI and ACM-ICPC. I could not write a perfectly working BBST within 45 minutes without c...  Read More » What do doctors know about people that others don't? Angie Neik, Not one of a million, but one in a million! Lover of all things beautiful Written Jul 7 What do doctors know about people that others don't? They know how vulnerable we really are. In the eyes of the world we appear strong and independent, but only our doctors k...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.