Velho Posted February 6 Report Posted February 6 The help wanted sign made me think of us: "“Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.” Well, except for the last part... https://www.thisisuncharted.co/p/startup-hiring-brutal-honesty-shackleton-constraint-signaling "You might have guessed, I went down a Youtube rabbit hole about polar expeditions. More specifically, how one of the most dangerous and underfunded expeditions in history built the most loyal and legendary crew ever assembled. It all started with the most legendary founder-led recruitment message of all time. Legend says Sir Ernest Shackleton posted this ad in a London paper before his 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.” He didn’t sugarcoat anything. He didn’t try to “sell the vision.”He sold the pain. And 5k men applied. He didn’t hide the constraint. He featured it. And that did three things: Filtered for resilience: No one stumbled into that expedition by accident. You had to want the hardship. Increased commitment: The harder the entry, the stronger the identity. Bonded the team: Everyone joined eyes wide open, ready to suffer together. This was psychology. And Shackleton intuitively understood what modern hiring still forgets. People who volunteer for a hard path are wired for it. When you choose hardship with eyes open you stick. The tougher the entry the stronger the post rationalisation and loyalty. In other words the constraint is the feature." 1 Quote
dumbdumb Posted February 7 Report Posted February 7 19 hours ago, Velho said: The help wanted sign made me think of us: "“Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.” Well, except for the last part... https://www.thisisuncharted.co/p/startup-hiring-brutal-honesty-shackleton-constraint-signaling "You might have guessed, I went down a Youtube rabbit hole about polar expeditions. More specifically, how one of the most dangerous and underfunded expeditions in history built the most loyal and legendary crew ever assembled. It all started with the most legendary founder-led recruitment message of all time. Legend says Sir Ernest Shackleton posted this ad in a London paper before his 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.” He didn’t sugarcoat anything. He didn’t try to “sell the vision.”He sold the pain. And 5k men applied. He didn’t hide the constraint. He featured it. And that did three things: Filtered for resilience: No one stumbled into that expedition by accident. You had to want the hardship. Increased commitment: The harder the entry, the stronger the identity. Bonded the team: Everyone joined eyes wide open, ready to suffer together. This was psychology. And Shackleton intuitively understood what modern hiring still forgets. People who volunteer for a hard path are wired for it. When you choose hardship with eyes open you stick. The tougher the entry the stronger the post rationalisation and loyalty. In other words the constraint is the feature." not that i can get anywhere close to that but here is an old one in the same vein watch from 5 minute to 21 or to cut out a little, 13-21 from westward the women https://m.ok.ru/video/1037672712884 1 Quote
Kevin_K Posted February 8 Report Posted February 8 I could put the same ad out today for my neck of the woods Enough of this arctic nonsense. Today's high 14 was at dawn and it got colder from there and the zephyr like winds lapped at my face from the NW at 45mph. At this rate we may have baseball starting in July. Maybe. 1 Quote
The Man in Blue Posted February 11 Report Posted February 11 On 2/7/2026 at 9:02 PM, Kevin_K said: Enough of this arctic nonsense. Today's high 14 was at dawn and it got colder from there and the zephyr like winds lapped at my face from the NW at 45mph. At this rate we may have baseball starting in July. Maybe. Most tournament directors around here would still proceed with the games and refuse to refund money. Quote
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