I'm not sure how to answer that question chef as it has so many possible avenues that it can go down.
Your saying that his ways, and how can they be used in the it industry, quick answer for that, a job is a job you act accordingly and apply your own personality to it, you help people you work with, you respect others in the working environment
This is really no different from everyday life and how i apply my ways i know this is a thread about his way but i am posting on here as these are my ways, not sure if they match his but i know i am doing good and helping others and apply my own personal character traits to this job i do and everyday life, so really my own character traits apply to everything i do.
Now regarding IT and information the web is a wonderful thing for knowledge, now not everything is correct but in broadening the mind and acquiring knowledge it is wonderful you can just soak up information like a sponge and with that acquired knowledge you can share in an instant on the web and with computers,
But sharing that knowledge is not always going to be accepted on the other side, i think it is one attitude to search themselves and study certain paths, religions, ways of life, cultures, it is all there on the net and so so easy access for us now, i am not saying spreading or passing on ones knowledge to others through means of technology is not good but i think it is down to the individual to realise there are many great things to learn and see and experience out there that technology can give us a push in the right direction.
To gain knowledge is wonderful to apply it is even better (sandersmc)
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