Re:MIT 6.172: Performance Engineering of Software Systems
by KMag on Monday January 04, 2021 @09:40PM
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I knew multiple people who failed out of MIT because they were suddenly forced to focus and work hard for the first time in their lives and didn't adjust quickly enough. Finally learning to work hard is really valuable for those who adjust, though.
Re:MIT 6.172: Performance Engineering of Software Systems
by adamnemecek on Monday January 04, 2021 @04:21PM
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In what ways was it valuable?
Re:MIT 6.172: Performance Engineering of Software Systems
by srean on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @05:13AM
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I thought that was mentioned in my post. It counteracts the king of the hill effect. Gives a more realistic estimate of domains where one is good at and domains where one is not and would do well to consult others or at least not trust ones judgement too much. One of the pins against bubbles of self-evaluated greatness and edginess.
Smart kids often come away thinking they are the smartest and that they don't need to learn or understand anything else, thanks to our cheer leaders. This can lead to cognitive and behavioral fallacies, expertise in some narrow field gives themselves the idea that they are smart and qualified in domains outside of the scope of their expertise. Meeting other smart people, exposure to domains outside of one's own scope of expertise tempers that to a degree.
In retrospect the most valuable thing about my college/university experience was meeting people from different backgrounds (financial, social, educational). High school was too homogeneous.