EPT10 Things I Learned in My 20's - Page 3
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Chill
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Cambium
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goody153
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ty for sharing | ||
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mrRoflpwn
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Sorry for such a rambling post, but your blog kinda hit home with me. Thanks for the great write up. | ||
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Ack1027
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thedeadhaji
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On March 06 2015 11:41 Dknight wrote: You seem to be too hard on yourself for the 'mistakes' you made. They're learning and growth opportunities. Everyone will continuously make mistakes and fail at things for the rest of their life; it's about learning from them and responding in a positive way. Haha well I never actually got down on myself for these "mistakes", because somehow I managed to keep chugging along. Last year, I had one of my worst academic conference presentations of my life at a really poor time as I'll soon be on the market for hopefully an R1 position (top research position at a university). That only motivated me to make sure at this current conference I'm at, I'll be much more prepared, and it resulted in the best presentation of my life with some key people in the audience. Oh man academia can be brutal. >< GL dude. Does this mean our memories from Paris with Blake and James means we're not friends Haji?! Earlier drafts of this post actually had references to that ridiculousness in Paris haha. I still remember the four of us cramming into one large bed to sleep hahaha. Good times!  | ||
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thedeadhaji
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On March 08 2015 15:48 Chill wrote: What about dummies sleeping on your floor? Man all those guys are closer to being corpses on the floor by now. Working in Japan is brutal man. On March 09 2015 03:39 mrRoflpwn wrote: Wow your early 20s sound like my position right now. I am graduating in EE next May/I regret not doing CS. CS would have let me develop my own software while EE kinda leaves me forced to work for a large company. Luckily I have an internship lined up in Silicon Valley, but you are 100% right when it comes to your 1st point. 95% of people stay in the general vicinity of where to go to University. Last year I had an internship in Iowa and it was kinda lonely honestly. Going to school in Texas and then adventuring to different parts of the U.S is interesting and a great learning experience not only from a work perspective but also of different regional nuances in the U.S. Yeah each of the psychologically toughest times in my life were when I went somewhere new and didn't have a close group of friends nearby anymore. I can 100% relate with that loneliness.  Sorry for such a rambling post, but your blog kinda hit home with me. Thanks for the great write up. Glad it helped! LMK when you get to SV in the summer. I'll buy you a beer. | ||
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thedeadhaji
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On March 09 2015 02:16 goody153 wrote: Wow one of the nicest blogs i've read from TL. Thanks! Means a lot to me.  On March 09 2015 08:42 Ack1027 wrote: This was way different than what I was expecting from you, or what I know of you from TL anyway but thanks. Haha most people I've met via TL IRL have had reactions along the lines of: "WTF? How are you such an angry elitist asshole online yet a happy smiling drunkard irl?"  | ||
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Smancer
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I mean, I would think that most college kids would understand how to use career services to their advantage. Did it really take a decade for you to learn that a job fare at a school is a good idea? Overpay your share of the bill.. seriously? Are there any big picture lessons that you have learned or experienced? Those might be more valuable or interesting to share. | ||
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decafchicken
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Jathin
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fluffy_pylon
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vult
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Also that first year advice is great. Take it easy the first semester, then ramp up the workload and difficulty the second semester to test your work ethic. Another good piece of advice would be to map out your plan for your four years in school. MAKE SURE you are on the right track and have fulfilled all credit requirements way ahead of time so you dont get to your senior year and realize you made a mistake. College Advisors are terrible (in my experience) at helping you with this. Great blog. | ||
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Starecat
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Dan26
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I guess that is why I really enjoy playing competitive Starcraft at the age of 28, because I never got too do it when I was younger. Too busy surviving high school and trying to be cool. lol. That being said the 'people' I'm finding now are just normal people who are into fitness and normal stuff. Because I love my life outside Starcraft and kind of have a dual personality. Great post 10/10. | ||
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LaughingTulkas
United States1107 Posts
On March 16 2015 10:18 Dan26 wrote: Remarking that last point to "Be with your people". I spend the greater portion of high school and the latter 3-4 years going along with the crowd. Looking back I was kind of an intellectual who enjoyed books and video games, yet followed my best childhood friend into the 'cool' crowd. I guess that is why I really enjoy playing competitive Starcraft at the age of 28, because I never got too do it when I was younger. Too busy surviving high school and trying to be cool. lol. That being said the 'people' I'm finding now are just normal people who are into fitness and normal stuff. Because I love my life outside Starcraft and kind of have a dual personality. Great post 10/10. Isn't it great that we when are older we don't have to try to be cool? So glad that part of life is over, lol. I guess I never really tried that hard to be cool, nor was I overly successful, but it's much nicer to just be yourself. | ||
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