Traits and signs of exceptional people.

  1. They can massive risks and pursue asymmetrical bets in life – most people play it safe.
  2. They are very curious. To that extent, easy tells of curious people are those who use: Anki, Obsidian/Logseq/Roam Research, Zotero, and Fatebook.
  3. They help out without expecting anything in return.
  4. Mean to your face but will always defend you behind your back.
  5. Great and articulate writers. Likely a byproduct of reading a lot.
  6. For some reason, many of those attribute their success to luck + hard work.
  7. Inherently impatient. Signs of this include typing fast, lots of random small optimizations, and interrupts people when speaking.
  8. They are always ahead on important questions and insights in the world.
  9. Interesting quirks that manifest as hobbies or side projects. Double bonus if they pursued it as a teenager and it was against the mainstream.
  10. They energize you; they make you feel like you can do anything after talking with them.
  11. They do not believe in permanent setback – it’s just another problem to solve.
  12. For founder specific stuff: Founder Traits.