7 Things 27 Year-Old Me Would Tell 21 Year-Old Me

<h1>1) Don’t let yourself become arrogant</h1> <p>You will ace the first programming class you take in university. And because of that you’ll become arrogant and choose not to practice as much as you could have. And this alone will cause you to fail every single (but one) internship interview in year 3 of university.</p> <p>The thought that <em>“I am better than the rest and hence need to put in less work” </em>is for losers. You gotta put in the hours no matter what. And the earlier you get out of this loser mindset, the better.</p> <h1>2) Train your body more</h1> <p>STOP BEING LAZY.</p> <p>You don’t have to be ripped af like some bodybuilder, but at least have the discipline to grow physically stronger bit by bit. So that your 26 year-old self doesn’t have to start from scratch :’)</p> <p>And you’ll feel better and have more energy to do other stuff. Regular exercise is good for you!</p> <h1>3) Be more open to being uncomfortable</h1> <p>Across your university life, internships, work life etc, you’ll be put into numerous uncomfortable situations eg. having to speak to many people, having to step up to lead some project etc.</p> <blockquote> <p>Uncomfortable == Opportunity for growth</p> </blockquote> <p>So stop avoiding uncomfortable situations like the plague! Unless of course the situation does nothing for you, then pick your battles wisely.</p> <p><a href="https://zlliu.medium.com/7-things-27-year-old-me-would-tell-21-year-old-me-eabb1d49bcc3"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>