The Biggest Mistake I Made In My 20s (That I Didn’t Learn Until Much Later)

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In college, everybody made the “real world” seem like a distant planet.

Teachers stressed the importance of “professionalism.” Department chairs stressed achievements and beefy resumés. Peers stressed over grades, tests, final exams, and grade point averages. Everyone stressed, and was stressed, over the idea of complete and perfected…