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Life Lessons from CJ
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| * Life Lesson #1 - Learn by Doing | |
| * Just build shit, then build more shit and after that build more shit. | |
| * Don't be afraid to break things. | |
| * Life Lesson #2 - Make Friends and Be Nice to _Everyone_ | |
| * You never know when they'll be able to help you with something | |
| * And if they don't, you made a friend out of it, get over yourself | |
| * Life Lesson #3 - It's much harder to say no to a working thing/prototype than it is to say no to an idea of a thing | |
| * No one _asked me_ to automate the process. | |
| * I did not ask for permission to do it, I just _did it_ | |
| * Life Lesson #4 - Doing _nothing_ for money is not rewarding | |
| * As cool as it was to get paid to browse reddit, I want to _do_ something useful, I want to be challenged, I want to grow as a human | |
| * Life Lesson #5 - Long Commutes SUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKK | |
| * I was commuting over an hour each way, to browse reddit for 8 hours. | |
| * Life Lesson #6 - If you know what you want, be vocal and explicit about it. | |
| * I wanted to write code. I wanted to be challenged. I wanted to be working on cool things. | |
| * Life Lesson #7 - Take Advantage of the Opportunities You are Given: Learn as Much As You Can | |
| * Ultimately corporate life was not for me, BUT I learned a ton. | |
| * I would not be the software developer I am today without that experience. | |
| * "Do your time..." | |
| * Life Lesson #8 - If you have the freedom and time to be picky in your job search, DO IT | |
| * You may need to go for the first offer you get, BUT if you don't, use the time to weigh your options, do your research, find the right fit. | |
| * Life Lesson #9 - Sometimes you need to do what's right for _you_ | |
| * I feel bad for leaving my team. I feel bad for leaving my students. BUT ultimately it's what's right for me right now in my career. | |
| * Life Lesson #10 - Be Humble. Be genuine. Be Honest. Be A Good Person. Good things will come your way. | |
| * People can sense Bull Shit. | |
| * If you're arrogant, misleading, dishonest, and/or you _are_ a shitty person, just pretend to be me. |
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