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

Penelope Trunk

Ben Casnocha has one of the most thorough, self-examined discussions about the value of college on his blog. Most people get jobs from their network, not from a career center. It only serves to limit you in the social media world. in Russian from Columbia, but not how many students get jobs. Ben left college.

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

Penelope Trunk

In my life. And if you think management in corporate life is an exception, you’re wrong. Evidence: high schools swimmers today would beat Olympic records from years ago. Am I getting good at bringing a startup from fruition to exit? Like my life depends on it. This is not a medical journal.

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Do you overemphasize happiness? | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

Because I think knowing if we are happy would require knowing the meaning of life, or the ultimate goal, or the key to the world, or something that, which really, we are not going to find outside of blind religious fanaticism. I think I want an interesting life. I think it is a nice life, and that’s why I moved to Wisconsin.

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How to deal with doubt: Take a leap | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

My oldest son was with me on my first visit to the farm , and if you have ever been on a working farm you know that to kids, it’s like Disney World. So I waited until a day when the farmer and I were holding hands, walking between rows of corn higher than our heads. But I grew up in a world where everything was open to me.

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