Education
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Delegation – What Value Do You Place on Time?
→: Delegation – What Value Do You Place on Time?My friends and some of my colleagues have been mocking me for “outsourcing my life”. I don’t think that expression is accurate though – it’s more that I’ve been outsourcing details in order to enjoy life more (and achieve more). For me, it’s all about leverage. How can I leverage myself in order to do…
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Test Driven Revision
→: Test Driven RevisionFor my interview this week, I was sent a list of things to prep. One of them was sorting algorithms. The best way for me to remember and understand them is to code them, and I decided to go through the list on Wikipedia and code them in Java – even the recursive ones. I…
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Teachable Moments in the Wilderness
→: Teachable Moments in the WildernessI was not excited about the mandatory work trip to the wilderness for a number of reasons: It is completely incomprehensible to me to drive that far just for two days. I have no desire to sleep in a tent. There is a reason why inside and beds were invented. We have a lot to…
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Priorities and Next Steps
→: Priorities and Next StepsThe other day I was having lunch with some other interns, and they were discussing their GPA. It made me question what I was doing, surrounded by 20-22 year-olds who think that a GPA is a measure of achievement and/or a defining characteristic. I mean, to participate in the conversation should I calculate my GPA?…
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Working for The Man
→: Working for The ManI keep reading people who’ve quit their job in order to make a living as a blogger. There’s all this stuff about minimalist life, and freedom from routine. Is routine so bad? Is stuff so bad? I like to live in different places, but I like to live there. And I like having stuff. If…
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Awesome Foundation, Education, Extreme Blue, inspiration, job hunting, Presentation, Reflections, Skiing
Inside and Outside My Comfort Zone
→: Inside and Outside My Comfort ZoneThe other day, I had a phone interview for quite possibly my dream job. With the encouragement of my mentors and friends I was feeling good about it, and going for it, until a few hours before when I was practically vibrating with fear. I don’t know how it went. I definitely didn’t connect with…
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Finding Balance and Doing Less
→: Finding Balance and Doing LessBack in March, I had a really terrible week. My paper got rejected and I realized I wasn’t going to be able to finish this semester, and the following day, my boyfriend and I broke up. It’s not uncommon for a paper to be rejected, however, frustratingly, the comments I got were mostly aspects of…
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Why I Can’t Wait to Escape from Grad School
→: Why I Can’t Wait to Escape from Grad SchoolOn Monday, I took what will be my last exam for the foreseeable future. I remember things best when I write them down, so I went through the course notes and typed all the key points into a document. I was going to hand-write it (better retention) but I started and my hand started cramping…
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Processing Workshop
→: Processing WorkshopI’ve been a little quieter than usual for a number of reasons, one of which is that I’ve been working on a workshop for the University. It’s aimed at getting 17-18 year olds interested in taking Computer Science, and I’m using Processing for that. I’m experimenting with what I’m calling an Activity Based Curriculum. I.e.…