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I wrote most of this in one sitting. And I like it that way, but when I came back I realized that what I was saying was tangled enough that the thesis was not as clear as it usually is. So I figured I should open with a brief very intuitive thesis statement. Sometimes in life, you’re struck with an “aha” moment. These are moments where you understand things, come to realizations, etc. It’s your brain making connections. The thesis of this essay is that you have to make these connections on your own to progress your thinking on life, hence “you have to figure it out yourself.” It’s probably not clear what this means yet, but it’ll come in handy so keep it in mind as you read on. I promise it’s a good essay. Let me start with an analogy. Let’s take a bad martial artist (let’s call him Agniv Sarkar). He can’t throw a good punch. If I put him in a room for a few years, he might learn how to throw a decent punch. Even if he doesn’t know what an optimal punch looks like, through seeing what

Advice Advice: a Corollary of Linguistics (2936 Words) Preface I wrote most of this in one sitting. And I like it that way, but when I came back I realized that what I was saying was tangled enough that the thesis was not as clear as it usually is. So I figured I should open with a brief very intuitive thesis statement. Sometimes in life, you’re struck with an “aha” moment. These are moments where you understand things, come to realizations, etc. It’s your brain making connections. The thesis of this essay is that you have to make these connections on your own to progress your thinking on life

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