SolveIt comments on Bragging Thread, August 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SolveIt 03 August 2014 03:13:15PM 28 points [-]

I live in an Asian country. I've won a scholarship worth 50000 USD per year for four years that will allow me to read Mathematics&CS at the University of Oxford! Also, I am now in a romantic relationship that I've wanted for quite some time now. I'm having one heck of a great month. That being said, the relationship and the going abroad thing aren't going to go very well together, but I'm sure I'll manage somehow.

Comment author: Joshua_Blaine 08 August 2014 08:50:42PM 2 points [-]

Is that "I'm sure I'll manage somehow" because thinking about the problem is uncomfortable so you're brain is creating a comforting excuse, or because you've known yourself to solve similarly difficult problems in the past? I ask because you don't want to get burnt later if it's the former, and I've personally had experiences (read: problems) with a long distance relationship.