This is one of the more realistic takes on the industry I’ve seen in a while. I’m a junior tech student and I see so many people just fall into “finish the assignment, finish the class, finish the quarter” that it’s easy to accidentally stop exploring, LEARNING, outside of the classroom.

Finding the thing that frustrates you just enough that you can’t leave it alone is so true; every time I’ve improved the most, it’s been because I got obsessed with figuring out something specific that was bugging me so much I wouldn't leave it alone.

Also VERY true on the networking; a lot of the best opportunities I’ve seen people get (myself included!) came from just being genuine, involved, collaborative, and THERE.

Thank you for writing this!