Life lessons...
Learned some life lessons since starting grad school. Don't get bogged down by details (because they'll most likely work themselves out if you have a solid big picture idea). Don't let people's negative opinions of your ideas/your way of living get the best of you (= don't give up too soon, you never know, right?). Don't just "suck it up" when people are obviously treating you unfairly (granted, it's not worth escalating situations where you're obviously in a disadvantageous position, lest you want to shoot yourself in the foot). And finally and most importantly, if you look for people to work with who are capable of making up for your inadequacies or who are supposed to be your mentors, make sure that they have (as reasonably as possible) your best interests in mind too (or is that too tall an order to fulfill? A mentor who has you do things because it'll be beneficial to you as well).
== Don't let yourself get screwed (by your own inner demons too) because of sub-par interactions with other people. One needs self-confidence to be successful. No matter how hard it is, if you lose your self-confidence, you need to fight to get it back (= where I'm stuck in life).
Oh and two more things. If you have high expectations (of both yourself and others), you just need to realize other people's expectations are probably something like yours/10. Maybe that'll help you feel more confident...
And it's (extremely) important to build a healthy support network (of people you can actually trust) that doesn't involve one side giving and not receiving anything in return all the time... We need more symbiosis here.
Also, even if people are your friends, apparently NDAs are important.
== Don't let yourself get screwed (by your own inner demons too) because of sub-par interactions with other people. One needs self-confidence to be successful. No matter how hard it is, if you lose your self-confidence, you need to fight to get it back (= where I'm stuck in life).
Oh and two more things. If you have high expectations (of both yourself and others), you just need to realize other people's expectations are probably something like yours/10. Maybe that'll help you feel more confident...
And it's (extremely) important to build a healthy support network (of people you can actually trust) that doesn't involve one side giving and not receiving anything in return all the time... We need more symbiosis here.
Also, even if people are your friends, apparently NDAs are important.