Re:Ask HN: What is the single most important decision you to...
by kalid on Friday October 14, 2016 @04:35PM
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Not going to grad school.
I've always wanted to teach, so thought I should go to grad school to be a professor. I applied, didn't get in, decided to join the working world but teach on my newly formed blog (betterexplained.com). It's been one of the most satisfying and enriching parts of my life, with complete freedom about how I want to present things, along with some measure of financial independence (another life goal).
You never know if an event (not getting into a school) was "good" or "bad" until years later (http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/zen.html). It helped give me a sense of equanimity about events.
I've always wanted to teach, so thought I should go to grad school to be a professor. I applied, didn't get in, decided to join the working world but teach on my newly formed blog (betterexplained.com). It's been one of the most satisfying and enriching parts of my life, with complete freedom about how I want to present things, along with some measure of financial independence (another life goal).
You never know if an event (not getting into a school) was "good" or "bad" until years later (http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/zen.html). It helped give me a sense of equanimity about events.