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look what the cat brought in - by Anson Yu

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I’ve been in rural Quebec on a hardware training arc, working at a nuclear fusion company.1 I live in the same facility that I work in, and am subpar enough at driving that I don’t really leave, so I’ve spent 90% of the past couple of months in this building. The one time I had friends come by, their response was “uhhhh… is Anson happy here…?” Admittedly, it was pretty tough at first, a combination of being isolated and constantly feeling dumb. Hilariously, imagining myself as an astronaut was helpful — my responsibility was to learn, do science, and stay healthy until the mission is over. I’ve come to enjoy it. Having to be effective while missing a PhDs worth of knowledge is empowering. More than before, I feel like I can learn anything. Excited to dive deeper into hardware! I finally (finally) turned 21. Friends celebrated by making me a silly website and a cake printed with Kanye’s face. The following are 20 things I learned as a 20 y/o. Everything that happens was achieved in step

I’ve been in rural Quebec on a hardware training arc, working at a nuclear fusion company.1 I live in the same facility that I work in, and am subpar enough at driving that I don’t really leave, so I’ve spent 90% of the past couple of months in this building. The one time I had friends come by, their response was “uhhhh… is Anson happy here…?” Admittedly, it was pretty tough at first, a combination of being isolated and constantly feeling dumb. Hilariously, imagining myself as an astronaut was helpful — my responsibility was to learn, do science, and stay healthy until the mission is over.…

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