His interviewing self is, or was, an extra person, like the Holy Ghost, generated by self-contemplation.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The act of interviewing creates a separate persona born from self-reflection.
- In plain terms
- An interviewer becomes a different person generated by thinking about themselves.
- What can you take from it?
- Interviewing creates a distinct professional persona.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you different when interviewing?
- How do you reflect?
Another view
The persona may not be fully separate from the self.
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