2min chapter

No Stupid Questions cover image

32. Which Gets You Further: Talent or Effort?

No Stupid Questions

CHAPTER

The Aptonym Is a Name That Reflects Who You Are or What You Do

i like to find aptonyms in real life, people who are named what they do. My favorite ever was a fact checker at a magazine whose name was page worthya. I had an obstatrutian, granacologistnm, doctor brest. We once ran a open thread on fre nomics and we asked for good aptenims. And i would say that about 80 % of them were either gin ologists or eurologists,. There was an insurance salesman named justin case i recall, this is my favorite from our open thread.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode