Chapter 22 Chapter 21: The Craziest Letter of Recommendation in History (1)

The exercise above shows that while most ideas may seem silly on the surface, there are often hidden brilliant ideas, so doing this exercise is an excellent way for people to open their minds and explore solutions to problems.It not only questions the consistent saying that "ideas are either good or bad", but also proves that as long as the mentality is correct, more ideas and methods can be thought of, and valuable things can be dug out of them.For example, even if a "death in a bikini" trip to Antarctica doesn't work, it's an interesting start to thinking about other, more viable options.

The craziest letter of recommendation ever An old friend of mine, John Stiggelbout, used an unconventional approach to graduate admissions.It's a tactic that would look like hell to any sane person, but it turned out to be quite effective.By the time John made up his mind to go to business school, registration was closed.So, he handed in a unique application for admission, which was particularly eye-catching among all the applications.John didn't impress by listing accomplishments on his application like everyone else did.In addition to the usual application materials, he included a letter of recommendation from a former professor who claimed to be John's best friend and cellmate.The letter describes John in the most outlandish ways, for example, John's ability to burp open a glass bottle.Presumably any admissions committee has never seen such a recommendation.However, John was not rejected because of this. The admissions committee was very curious to see what kind of person he was, so they invited John to the school for an interview.John was kind enough to turn out the letter and give it to me.Now, let us also look at the content of the letter.

I first met John Stiegbot on the Greyhound bus.At that time, he fell on the floor in the back row, as if fainted, with a plastic cup and a candy wrapper beside him, cigarette butts scattered all over him, and an empty wine bottle in his hand.I became his best friend, and we became roommates after we were caught robbing a 7-11 together. Once, after a big meal at the Salvation Army, we were at a revival crusade where we both tried to pick up the same girl (John lost, humiliatingly; He was, without a doubt, an out-and-out loser). John has impressive traits for any struggling small business, or small home laundromat.He covered his black and yellow teeth when he yawned, and pushed open the window when he spit.He can whistle loudly with his fingers and shatter glass bottles with a single burp.He only takes a bath once a month and uses soap only when he thinks about it.