How to get ahead in the world

In the current environment, we are rewarded for the perception of what we do more than for what we actually do.

This is why we are told / often required to keep track of what we do , and to report it in various ways.
If you are good at making sure you are recognized for what you do, no matter how menial, you may be recognized at a higher level than those are more humble, who actually do more or better work, but don't strive for the recognition of such work.

If quality over quantity, true substance or a valid days work for a justified days pay matters to you, you may end up with the personal satisfaction of this achievement, but the substance may not be recognized by many in our current superficial self aggrandizing work environment.

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 Recognized exaggerated achievements  are not the same thing as TRUE achievements. 
There actually IS an absolute truth, which may not be recognized.

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In the superficial world of wealth as seen on reality TV, there are many who don't seem to do anything, and yet they have been rewarded with great amounts of wealth.

This cuts across all sectors of current society.

It seems that for many, the act of faking wealth is actually a means to getting it.

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There aren't a lot of places left where WHO you know doesn't matter.
I believe that scholarship/ academic achievement for gaining entrance to medical school is one place where merit still cannot be and is not usurped by nepotism.

This has seemingly come as a bit of a surprise at times to some people I know, who would think that I could put in a good word for someone, as if it would matter.

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Emailing your accomplishments or your self-congratulations may get you ahead in the current world but ultimately it doesn't actually produce anything.

email culture introduction

We seem to currently work in an email culture where the way a person shows they are doing something is to email someone or a group of individuals to point it out.

Whole organizations of administrators seem to spend their days doing nothing but reading and sending email.

If you want something done, you email the idea, as if the generation of the email is equivalent to actually doing the work.

It seems that people are too often trying to cover themselves (CYA) by cc'ing everyone and anyone who might be remotely involved.

We see the common offense on group email replies, where no matter how menial the issue, individuals reply  to all with their personal insignificant answer, as IF we ALL care to know what THEY  are doing or thinking at any moment in time.