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MathiasZaman comments on Open Thread, May 19 - 25, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: MathiasZaman 19 May 2014 12:51:44PM 2 points [-]

I think most of my blindspots before roughly the age of 18 involved not understanding that I'm personally responsible for my success and the extent of my knowledge and that "good enough" doesn't cut it. If I were to send a message back to 14-year-old!Me, I'd tell him that he has a lot of potential, but that he can't rely on others to fulfill that potential.