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by killjoywashere
1236 days ago
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> Emotional maturation, strong connection to people matter a lot The first time I got called to the office was as a freshman in high school for fixing the 4 computer lab computers another kid had borked. That was Windows 3.0 and there was no network. The vice principal sat us down together and said the other kid was headed for a life of trouble and should be more like me. It was his considered opinion that I would go on to solve computer problems for a living and get paid $100,000. Honestly, I was way more impressed with him than myself. Unfortunately I went to medical school and never got to solve other people's computer problems for money. I mean, I solve computer problems for people, I get paid, but those two events are thoroughly decoupled. I now have a 17 year old and a 21 year old. I think they are more aware of their maturity level than I was. They sit around and think of what they are probably capable of doing. Which is a level of introspection I rarely have even today. |
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