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

1) Don’t let yourself become arrogant

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.

The thought that “I am better than the rest and hence need to put in less work” is for losers. You gotta put in the hours no matter what. And the earlier you get out of this loser mindset, the better.

2) Train your body more

STOP BEING LAZY.

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 :’)

And you’ll feel better and have more energy to do other stuff. Regular exercise is good for you!

3) Be more open to being uncomfortable

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.

Uncomfortable == Opportunity…