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by fzwang 272 days ago
Generally, less classrooms/traditional schooling, and more exposure to the real world. Taking more time to meet people and expand the social horizons.

I feel like I just didn't know what I didn't know. And I was making decisions on very little experience/information. The "adults"/"experts" didn't know what they were talking about or at least were not aware of their own biases/limitations.

Looking back, almost all the useful/important things I learned were self-directed.