Seth Bernstein is asking questions, asking questions of me, and the clock is ticking.
I only have 75 minutes to extrude enough information from this Manhattanite to render a profile that is a reasonable facsimile of the personal and professional dimensions of the man.
Before I can get started, he wants to know who I am, where I’m from and where I went to school, succeeded by follow-up questions.
I remind myself that his inquisitiveness, in and of itself, is a mark of distinction, considering most people lack curiosity and show little interest in others.
“It turns me off when I meet people who talk about themselves a lot,” he says, “which is why I loathe interviews, because you’re really talking about yourself and rather than the firm or broader issues.”
If you happen to mention that you’re going to be out-of-pocket traveling on holiday, he will likely want to know your destination, and chances are good that Bernstein, an inveterate tr
