Systems Thinking is Brain Rot for Analysts

Career Advice from a 28-Year-Old

My recurring nightmare at university wasn’t sleeping through an exam. It was way more embarrassing: an infinite loop of internships. Each time I started a new “dream job” it went well. Always seemed like I’d score an offer to return full-time. But after every 4, 8, 12… even a 20-month internship my boss would book an exit interview, then it was time to head back to school. My dream of being a brilliant analyst, a dream that could exist only in the Glass Bead Game that is business school, crushed. Again, and again, and again. Writing Methodology: Human (sleep deprivation mode). It’s kinda…

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