Eight Attempts at the Graduate School Exam

As always, set stop-loss time points and position limits, and know when to cut your losses promptly. Chasing ideals or fixations can easily become a form of self-dramatization, but life requires careful accounting to make things slightly less bitter. The time, energy, and money of ordinary people simply can’t afford to be wasted.

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Honestly, accepting early on that you’re an ordinary person—or even someone less ordinary than most ordinary people—might actually lead to a better life.

Don’t be hard on yourself.