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Just this morning I met with a doctor who is well-published and widely respected in his subspecialty, and the first thing he told me was "I used to think I knew something about your condition, but I've long since learned I don't." while the practiced humility is (I think) a bit of an affect, it underscores the point: the higher you climb, the better you can see how far off the horizon is. Some people learn their neighborhood really well. Some learn a particular highway really well. Some cut a new road. They're all valid, all can provide a solid living.

You are unwise. You're supposed to be, right out of school—its a peculiarity of this industry that we look at peers who are like five minutes more experienced and see someone presenting themselves as "senior". Humility is a good thing. It sounds like you're self-aware enough to have it, so take that and run with it and realize that your university degree provides you a solid foundation to start learning—its not the end state of the learned.

parent karmajunkie 11 years ago

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