You always read about people who've taken a creative, bold, and usually seemingly silly approach to getting hired and ultimately reaching their goals, and you think, Well, sure, it worked for this guy/gal, but that's the exception. I don't really feel like an exception. (Maybe you don't think exactly that because you don't use the word "gal," but you get the idea.)
But these days, these acts of "nonconformity," if you want to call them that, are actually so abundant that they've almost become the norm. So why haven't I done something like it yet? Why haven't I written a letter like this one (that, in 1934, probably was a little more unique)?
I guess it's because I feel like these ploys are gimmicky, and I shouldn't have to stoop so low as to stand out based on my tactic. I should be successful based purely on my talent.
Of course, there's the argument that people who come up with these tactics are obviously creative and talented. And then also the one about who cares how you were discovered, because in the end the important thing is that you were.
Both very good arguments.
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