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我一直在思考一个似乎有些禁忌的话题。创始人花费大量时间在工作之外提升自我——健身、改善沟通方式、着装得体、牙齿美白、接受LASIK手术、解决脱发问题、培养领导风范等等。这些事情本身并不能直接让产品变得更好，但它们绝对会改变别人对你的看法，甚至可能改变你对自己的看法。我很好奇，大家是否认为外表（或者更广泛地说，你如何展示自己）在工作中扮演的角色比以前更重要了。是因为我们经常出现在Zoom会议、播客、会议舞台和社交媒体上吗？还是说它一直都很重要，只是我们现在更愿意谈论它了？对于那些做过这些改变的人来说，这些改变真的产生了影响吗？不仅仅是个人层面，还有职业层面。它是否改变了你的自信心？融资？招聘？销售？社交？约会？或者最大的改变仅仅是你对自己的感受？如果你选择不做这些改变，是因为你认为它们不重要，还是因为它们与你想要展示的形象不符？我感觉人们在这些方面的决定背后有很多故事，我真的很想听听。

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I’ve been thinking about something that feels a little taboo to talk about.Founders spend a lot of time trying to improve themselves outside of work—getting in shape, improving how they communicate, dressing better, whitening their teeth, getting LASIK, fixing hair loss, working on executive presence, etc.None of those things directly make the product better, but they can absolutely change how you’re perceived, and maybe even how you perceive yourself.I’m curious whether people think appearance (or more broadly, how you present yourself) has become a bigger part of the job than it used to be. Is it because we’re constantly on Zoom, podcasts, conference stages, and social media? Or has it always mattered and we’re just more willing to talk about it now?For those who’ve made one of these changes, did it actually have an impact? Not just personally, but professionally. Did it change your confidence? Fundraising? Hiring? Sales? Networking? Dating? Or was the biggest change simply how you felt about yourself?And if you’ve chosen not to make those kinds of changes, was that because you didn’t think they’d matter, or because they didn’t align with how you wanted to present yourself?I have a feeling there are a lot of stories behind the decisions people make here, and I’d genuinely like to hear them.

HN 提问：作为创始人，外表的重要性是否比我们承认的要大？