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		sawthat on Aug 28, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On doing things other people can't Do you know what you get for optimizing your life for achievement? You die. Just like everyone else.

tptacek on Aug 28, 2015 [–]

That is an argument for curling up into a ball in a fetal position.

Note: I could give a shit about getting into an elite school (I have 1 semester at UIC, and nothing else), and a hack to do that wasn't my takeaway from the post.

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