Inspired by a discussion at Joel on Software: "If you could somehow send advice to your younger self, at the time when you started in University or College, what would that advice be?"
1) When you find a classmate's homework is more interesting than your own, that's a hint!
2) You can probably learn more from sleeping with her for a week than you will in the rest of your years as an undergraduate. She's also a predator. Make this decision when sober.
3) The density of devastatingly intelligent women will be higher now than at any time in the future. Shop carefully.
I wonder how many of my acquaintances can identify the inspirations for each of these (Yes, guys, that's a challenge. Well, probably not #2 - consider that the warmup exercise).
I'd be pretty nervous about sending that advice - on the whole, things have turned out fairly well.
June 25, 2003 3:19 PM
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Some of my retro-advice should probably include, "When that really nice guy upstairs offers you rum, drink it in smaller quantities than your instincts would lead you to believe is a good idea." :)
I don't know what #2 is about, so it must have been a freshman thing for you, therefore before my time for me. But it sounds like great advice to any college undergrad.
Comment by: Amy July 1,2003