Ask HN: What should I try to do while still in college?

Re:Ask HN: What should I try to do while still in college? by neodude on Sunday June 22, 2008 @08:59PM (#224556)

I don't think I'd be able to survive corporate. I had a summer job doing IT-ish things in a small accountancy a couple years ago, at the end of the two months I was about to kill myself from the boredom and monotony.

That expert advice is valuable - thank you. I'm currently interested in programming language theory (prompted by steve yegge), we'll see where that takes me.

I'm trying hard with the friends thing, but there are precious few who don't "submit" to the partying culture.

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Re:Ask HN: What should I try to do while still in college? by culley on Sunday June 22, 2008 @10:08PM (#224603)

to be blunt...

Pull your head out of your ass.

The world works as a social organization.

You don't have to sacrifice beliefs, but you do have to actually socialize.

And yes, that does mean going to parties and learning how they work just like you go to class and learn how to do homework.

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Re:Ask HN: What should I try to do while still in college? by neodude on Sunday June 22, 2008 @10:13PM (#224605)

You're right. I'm also depicting the social organization - and my resistance towards it - in rather polarizing terms. A large part of the problem is choosing socializing over doing something fun/interesting, which I've learnt, only a while ago, that you gotta do.

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Re:Ask HN: What should I try to do while still in college? by culley on Sunday June 22, 2008 @10:26PM (#224614)

And your assumption that socializing isn't fun or interesting...

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Re:Ask HN: What should I try to do while still in college? by neodude on Sunday June 22, 2008 @10:52PM (#224647)

Not sure. Probably because I tried a few times and was bored - and just wanted to get back and do stuff.

But I get your point. Thank you.

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