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Your HN user was created 1234 days ago. Happy 1234-day! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABYnqp-bxvg

I never, ever had to learn trees the way I understand that they were taught in comp sci. Sure, that knowledge is a tool, but I was fine without it.

> So if it doesn't then why are you mentioning it. Maybe maturity and the ability to communicate should be #4 in the list?

The point is not to manage, the point is to be happy with the work you do. I personally think it was sad that someone spent that much of their life getting a PhD and I didn't have a degree, and I was telling him what to do. I really shouldn't make fun of that, and I apologize. And there is a job I would have LOVED to have had that required a PhD, so in the end, I'm just as sad.