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Re:Are Stanford Students Just (Really Excellent) Sheep? by jcnnghm on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @01:48AM (#3975100)
This was exactly my point. I enjoy learning things too, and the first time I went to school I had a hard time doing the kind of coursework that you describe because I was not motivated at all. When I went back, I literally just forced myself to walk through the checklist.

The problem is, there are a lot of students that can grind a checklist that are worthless.

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Re:Are Stanford Students Just (Really Excellent) Sheep? by jiggy2011 on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @02:06AM (#3975145)
I think it's possible to underestimate the value of effective checklist grinders. On the one hand it's unlikely to make you an innovator or entrepreneur but the world needs people who can identify exactly what is required for X and make sure that it is done.
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