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17-20: a Retrospective on Four Years in College - Alexey Guzey

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I graduated from college a month ago and have already developed a tendency to lament the time I wasted on it. In the four years that I spent there I could’ve done so much! Learned several academic subjects on my own, met amazing people, started companies… Alas, this is probably not true. Given my initial circumstances (having been born in Russia in a middle-class family and being in a severe depression at the end of high school), it seems that going to the university and studying …

17-20: a Retrospective on Four Years in College created: 2018-08-03 ; modified: 2020-05-02 Table of Contents 5 random top posts > Why is there only one Elon Musk? Why is there so much low-hanging fruit? > Most Important Slate Star Codex Posts > Q&A with my high school self: helping 14-16 year old Alexey to deal with his emotions, to ask for help, to talk to people (and his dad), to learn, to get things done. > Neurodiversity, mutants, and organisational design > It Is Your Responsibility to Follow Up I graduated from college a month ago and have already developed a tendency to lament the time

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