nikolai also resonated with what i felt initially at the recurse-center (on feeling uncomfortable, and why that’s a good thing).
he said:
i realized that even if i studied for a while, i wouldn’t be able to match up with them … there’s just something different about their wiring.
i think i’m also slowly coming to that realization. my brain just isn’t wired to be mathematically or programmatically gifted. i can have clever moments, but i now know people who live their lives in brilliant ones.
so then the question is:
what can you do that others can’t? what’s special?
harshit had once commented on a piece of work that i was showing him:
what is arjun about this?
i don’t know yet.
michael wehar said:
you blend computation & the human experience so well.
is that my thing? how do i leverage it?
should my thesis then be different?