---
title: An Introspection
author: Geordee Naliyath
date: 2008-12-14
url: https://geord.ee/2008/12/an-introspection
categories:
- blog
- thoughts
---

# An Introspection

Here is Google's Marissa Mayer, [how she went on building her team](https://techcrunch.com/2008/12/10/marissa-mayers-simple-advice-on-who-to-hire-smart-people-who-get-things-done/ "Marissa Mayer's Simple Advice On Who To Hire: Smart People Who Get Things Done"). "I like to hire people who have two traits. They're smart, and they get things done."

That comes from Joel Spolsky's [The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing](https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/10/25/the-guerrilla-guide-to-interviewing-version-30/ "The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing"). Today I just asked myself again – am I getting things done smartly?