Hmm, interesting. I suppose it would have, but it is hard to imagine what he could have told me in particular that goes beyond his essays. Maybe looking at the way I think and saying “you seem like the type to be a good startup founder”.
This did prod me to remember a wizard-experience I had in 8th grade. It was with my science teacher. I was one of the better students in his class (possibly the best), and I was at one point crowding him before class, very eager to see the results of a test. He took me aside and said something like “why are you spending so much mental energy on this? You’re smart enough that you’ll always do okay. You don’t need to get all As to be successful” (I don’t remember the exact words). This was enormously impactful on me—I think it immediately reduced my GPA, reduced my stress levels and increased my happiness & life satisfaction.
Hmm, interesting. I suppose it would have, but it is hard to imagine what he could have told me in particular that goes beyond his essays. Maybe looking at the way I think and saying “you seem like the type to be a good startup founder”.
This did prod me to remember a wizard-experience I had in 8th grade. It was with my science teacher. I was one of the better students in his class (possibly the best), and I was at one point crowding him before class, very eager to see the results of a test. He took me aside and said something like “why are you spending so much mental energy on this? You’re smart enough that you’ll always do okay. You don’t need to get all As to be successful” (I don’t remember the exact words). This was enormously impactful on me—I think it immediately reduced my GPA, reduced my stress levels and increased my happiness & life satisfaction.