So: If Someone’s Telling You That You Shouldn’t Do It… - Deepstash

So: If Someone’s Telling You That You Shouldn’t Do It…

I.e. They keep saying you’re “too old”/“too young”/“too late” to do X…

or that you’ll “lag behind” if you do X…

  1. Do your research. Know what you’re getting into.
  2. If it still resonates, do it anyway.

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Developer of solutions, people, and self / Living in 7 countries in 4 years of CS undergrad at Minerva University / Intentional living newsletter 👇🏼

I’ve taken the “longer route” twice in the past 7 years. Here’s why I no longer feel “left behind”.

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