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by mladenkovacevic
4840 days ago
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You are 22. You have 8 years, or 70 thousand and 80 hours until you turn 30. If half of that time is spent sleeping, you still have over 35 thousand hours to dedicate yourself to becoming a master at something. If Malcolm Gladwell's law of 10,000 hours is valid, that gives you three and a half chances to start something, completely waste your time, and start anew. And that's just until you turn 30. It's not that you have no life... it's just that it hasn't even started yet. Now go read this thing about Ang Lee http://jeffjlin.com/2013/02/23/ang-lee-and-the-uncertainty-o... |
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It got so discouraging that Lee reportedly contemplated learning computer science so he could find a job during this time, but was scolded by his wife when she found out, telling him to keep his focus.
Wow, if only more spouses/boyfriends/girlfriends are so supportive...