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Every now and again, someone emails me and asks for very general advice. ("How do I change the world?") With the caveat that I've only lived a fraction of one life, and am still trying to figure things out, here's the advice I'd give past me.

Advice · Patrick Collison Patrick Collison About Advice Blog Bookshelf Culture Enlightenment Fast Growth Labs Links Novels People Pollution Progress Questions Solar SV history Travel Every now and again, someone emails me and asks for very general advice. ("How do I change the world?") With the caveat that I've only lived a fraction of one life, and am still trying to figure things out, here's the advice I'd give past me. If you're 10–20: These are prime years! Go deep on things. Become an expert. In particular, try to go deep on multiple things. (To varying degrees, I tried to go deep on lang

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