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Being an expert takes time, not talent | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

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This brings to mind an article in a Men's Health I read regarding Intrinsic Motivation. Intrinsic motivation is when you do something because you love it, or have a passion for it, and because of that motivation, you do it better. The article outlines three things that signal someone as intrinsically motivated: 1.

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How to manage a college education | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

I totally think it's important to learn to think about subjects that are not necessarily applicable to a job, and am motivated to do so on my own. Posted by Dominika on January 21, 2010 at 4:22 pm | permalink | Reply Some career centers LIE about their statistics! I traveled so much last year that a friend joked I should reenlist.

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