How and Why To Become the Smart Kid

by Justin Skycak (@justinskycak) on

Pre-learn the course, blow it out of the water, get first in line for smart-kid opportunities, and compound the advantage. By the time you graduate, you've built enough runway to find work you love instead of settling for the first thing you're decent at.

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How and why to become the smart kid:

1. Learn the material before you take the course.

2. Blow the course out of the water, no matter how terribly it’s taught.

3. Be first in line for any “smart kid” opportunities: research, internships, recommendations, etc.

4. Compound the advantage. The more “smart kid” opportunities you capitalize on, the more you get.

5. Find your niche. You’re so far ahead that you have plenty of time to explore until you land on a career you love and are amazing at, instead of getting time-pressured into the first thing you’re decent at and don’t hate.



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