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Kate

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  • I think it’s also so nice to go grocery shopping in other places. Less touristy and way more insightful!
    Oh, like Wall street? No, think bigger. | by Isabella Grandic | Jun, 2023 | Medium
  • Learn from anyone. Believing that any human could teach me something is a philosophy I really care about
    Oh, like Wall street? No, think bigger. | by Isabella Grandic | Jun, 2023 | Medium
  • I want to have well-informed opinions, and frameworks with an open-mind when I have no cemented take. Keen where it’s warranted, open-minded where it’s not.
    Oh, like Wall street? No, think bigger. | by Isabella Grandic | Jun, 2023 | Medium
  • Part of this journey has been internalizing that every human has something I can learn from. Everyone. They may lead vastly different lives than me but surely I do not have it all figured out.
    Oh, like Wall street? No, think bigger. | by Isabella Grandic | Jun, 2023 | Medium
  • Better yet, make these wishes more specific so that they’re not just theoretical.
    Oh, like Wall street? No, think bigger. | by Isabella Grandic | Jun, 2023 | Medium
  • I think the utility of regret is its ability to learn for or reframe the future. Why not reflect on regrets briefly, and then make wishes for the future?
    Oh, like Wall street? No, think bigger. | by Isabella Grandic | Jun, 2023 | Medium
  • I try to be attentive to all the Portuguese words, to recognise sounds and phrases, let them become familiar tunes instead of being drowned by the foreignness and communication barriers. Essentially, there’s always a positive twist on my surroundings if I’m attentive enough. I derive a lot of happiness from hunting.
    Oh, like Wall street? No, think bigger. | by Isabella Grandic | Jun, 2023 | Medium
  • I like spotting the bullet-journaling grandmas and Jakes in the world. It’s an art to pay attention and find these gems. But, if you look close enough, you’ll see many happy people and their passions flowing through their veins.
    Oh, like Wall street? No, think bigger. | by Isabella Grandic | Jun, 2023 | Medium
  • how great it is to be an optimist: to see the world for all its amazingness
    Oh, like Wall street? No, think bigger. | by Isabella Grandic | Jun, 2023 | Medium
  • I could complain about the stairs or I could appreciate the sheer fact that you can see the ocean, castles and millions of portuguese roofs from the centre of Lisbon.
    Oh, like Wall street? No, think bigger. | by Isabella Grandic | Jun, 2023 | Medium
  • This second time in Lisbon has me reflecting on my sense of adventure and open-mindedness from before. While places do have their downsides, overall, I think the big picture of life is generally quite positive; it’s something that adults lose track of among the millions of opportunities to be negative.
    Oh, like Wall street? No, think bigger. | by Isabella Grandic | Jun, 2023 | Medium
  • Enjoy the last two years of official childhood. You don’t get that time back.
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  • If you feel like you don’t have 1 specific tangible interest, try identifying an underlying reason for existing forms of personal entertainment. Or, just let YouTube take you down a rabbit hole
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  • Micro interests change drastically, but your macro interests/north star stays constant and emerges over time. Make the most of every situation, especially your education. Eradicate the sense of judgment, especially feelings of comparison or “being behind”. We don’t get to relive our memories. Maximize present moments to create good memories instead. Run your own life, not the other way around. In situations where you don’t have control, see #2. Use momentum to get sh*t done, even things you don’t want to do. In most cases, you can control your energy. Take energizing breaks when necessary.
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  • life keeps getting better, but still make the most of the time you have now. I wish I spent more time with loved ones in the past, and still struggle to do so in the present.
    Alexa Kayman - 16
  • No role is beneath you: role transitions I was first dubious of have now heightened my sense of the product and led to new skills.
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  • be ready to take responsibility for your own growth. I’m no longer hesitant to spam the feedback channel, ask silly questions and listen in on calls to learn
    Alexa Kayman - 16
  • Take advantage of the people around you, and look for ways to take initiative + learn to grow
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  • The more you pay attention in class, the less time you have to dedicate outside of school to get the same results. Maximized attention + effort is purely a logical benefactor.
    Alexa Kayman - 16
  • Friends are your self-selected family; an awesome supportive + constructive feature of your life. Settle down with a small group of people.
    Alexa Kayman - 16
  • I try to spend as much time with friends as possible yet at the same time, I have 0 qualms with saying no to events/people, and 0 issues with leaving parties early. Remember that “no one” cares about you, in the best possible way. Vanquish any moments of “Everyone thinks X, or Everyone is watching me do X,” since it’s irrational: everyone is just worried about themselves and will forget about you + anything embarrassing as soon as you are out of sight/mind. Also, have fun, don’t be afraid to look stupid and “be a kid” as much as you can.
    Alexa Kayman - 16
  • I use momentum. My heart will constantly pick Bloom / passion projects / building random stuff over school work. But, it’s hard to fully enjoy something with another task looming in the back of your mind or calendar. . .So, purely for the purposes of optimization, I start with what’s quick and simple. Small actions of any kind contribute to progress, and progress contributes to consistency. Momentum is also about energy. I do what absolutely sucks when I have the most energy (noon-ish), and then do energizing/fun work when I had medium energy (evening). A quick run or facetiming a friend is a …
    Alexa Kayman - 16
  • Don’t worry too much. Plenty of time to have your existential crisis in your 50s. For now, focus on finding something practical to work on, mentors that will value you for your true work, books that will delight you and peers that will inspire you. There’s never been a better time to be an ambitious teenager.
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  • Find which actions lead to the flywheel of effects (positive reinforcement from others, successful completion of tasks you enjoy) that will motivate you to pursue a certain path. Carefully design systems for yoursel
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  • you must ensure that, if there is an important goal you’d like to achieve, the clear-eyed version of yourself sets up a system to ensure that a later, less motivated of yourself will get it done
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  • Action comes before motivation. Learn to get work done even if you don’t feel like it at first
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  • Don’t rely on being young too much. This is a finite resource
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  • Have fun with your friends. Go to the beach together at midnight, light a bonfire and talk about ideas. Camp and hike together. Share life stories. Bake cookies and watch movies in your living room under a fort like the ones you constructed as a kid. Build robots together, do chemistry experiments at home. Living with a great group can be truly exceptional.
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  • Optimism, ambition and genuine niceness are great attributes in these types of groups. A good way to seed one is to set up a recurring dinner club with 5-6 people, or a chat group.
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  • find a place (Silicon Valley for entrepreneurs, Cambridge or Caltech for those more scientifically minded) where you can find people who are driven like you. Being around optimistic, motivated, intelligent peers is like intellectual rocket fuel. Read about people you admire and relate to. Biographies are a great way to journey through life with the most interesting people in history.
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  • Know that you are not alone. In almost all cases, things will get better, and you will make it through. My Dad used to tell me ‘it always gets darkest before dawn’
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  • Adults who know nothing of your field may tell you that you are great because of what you are doing at your age. Be nice but internally skeptical when they do. Public recognition can be helpful, but treat it like a dangerous resource.
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  • The best people, teenagers or not, are somewhat embarrassed by anything successful that they do, and immediately refocus on the next goal out of a desire to not think about the achievements of the past. Be that person. Do something significant with your life.
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  • Status is an infinite treadmill. You can spend your entire life trying to chase it and achieve little societal value.
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  • Find people with child-like wonder and enthusiasm, and a history of results.
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  • Help your mentor. Michael Faraday attended all of Humphrey Davy’s lectures and presented him with a bound book of lecture notes at the end of the course
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  • Show your mentors that your interest is real
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  • Find the best person in your field. Grill them relentlessly on which problems they find interesting.
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  • Be persistent. Email every scientist you can find with a concise note describing your interest in their research, and you may find one who will help you. Do whatever it takes to get to the lab. Make it your personal mission to leave the lab every day with one person very glad you were there. Ask as many questions as possible.
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  • To get started quickly, find subjects that don’t require spending money or buying expensive equipment, such as writing, math and programming.
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  • Discriminate between projects ‘for show’ and work that you truly find good and original.
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  • Start a notebook. Write down all of your ideas, particularly your questions.
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  • Learn to be very skeptical when everyone talks about something as though it is obvious - few things in science are, at their core.
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  • Grothendiek (one of the most famous and influential mathematicians of the 20th century) famously became completely confused in college by what a teacher meant by ‘volume’
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  • Learn to think original thoughts. Nurture your curiosity. Most people don’t know how most things are defined or work, and most of the answers you have been given in this regard start to fall apart when you really poke at them
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  • silly sounding questions
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  • accumulate as much knowledge as possible. You might ask, ‘in what fields’? Find what you enjoy. Find ideas that make you so excited you can’t sleep
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  • to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known
    A Pale Blue Dot | The Planetary Society
  • It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience.
    A Pale Blue Dot | The Planetary Society
  • there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves
    A Pale Blue Dot | The Planetary Society