If you’re in college, open this: A 🧵
[1] Appreciate people and money
If you take money and people for granted, you’ll never succeed.
Stay humble and value money.
If you take money and people for granted, you’ll never succeed.
Stay humble and value money.
[2] Invest in learning
Learn as much as you can.
Be it juniors, seniors, teachers, or mentors.
Knowledge is all around you, just seek it.
Learn as much as you can.
Be it juniors, seniors, teachers, or mentors.
Knowledge is all around you, just seek it.
[3] Publish a research paper
It helps in:
• Articulate thoughts
• Get deep into a field
• Good for higher studies
• Proof of work
It helps in:
• Articulate thoughts
• Get deep into a field
• Good for higher studies
• Proof of work
[4] Invest in savings
Save a part of your monthly income or pocket money and invest.
It will give you the highest ROI.
Save a part of your monthly income or pocket money and invest.
It will give you the highest ROI.
[5] Contribute to open source
The code that you write in college often comes from books or tutorials and it is not production-ready.
Working on an open-source repository will teach you how to debug, and provide you practical knowledge of GitHub.
The code that you write in college often comes from books or tutorials and it is not production-ready.
Working on an open-source repository will teach you how to debug, and provide you practical knowledge of GitHub.
[6] Do the course
operating systems, networks, database, web development, game development – Just do the course.
Make sure that the course produces an output or a code that you can promote or share on Github.
Proof of work >>>> Certificates.
operating systems, networks, database, web development, game development – Just do the course.
Make sure that the course produces an output or a code that you can promote or share on Github.
Proof of work >>>> Certificates.
[7] Be a Minipreneur
In a world full of entrepreneurs, be a minipreneur when you are in college.
Solve a small problem in your college and make a business out of it.
Learn:
• Sales
• Marketing
• Scale
• Budgeting
• People
In a world full of entrepreneurs, be a minipreneur when you are in college.
Solve a small problem in your college and make a business out of it.
Learn:
• Sales
• Marketing
• Scale
• Budgeting
• People
[8] Follow all sorts of people
Be it social media, the movie industry, celebrities, scientists, philanthropists, coders, founders, politicians, or teachers.
Follow their journey and keep yourself updated in all areas.
Be it social media, the movie industry, celebrities, scientists, philanthropists, coders, founders, politicians, or teachers.
Follow their journey and keep yourself updated in all areas.
[9] Academics is important
Academics is important up to a certain extent.
70% marks are more than enough.
If you are scoring more than this, you are wasting too much time on your studies.
Instead, learn the skills that can actually help you in the real world.
Academics is important up to a certain extent.
70% marks are more than enough.
If you are scoring more than this, you are wasting too much time on your studies.
Instead, learn the skills that can actually help you in the real world.
[10] Learn one sport and be fit forever
When you finally get a job and start spending the entire day on a chair in front of a screen, fitness becomes the real issue.
Practising a sport throughout your life will become a great way to maintain fitness and good health.
When you finally get a job and start spending the entire day on a chair in front of a screen, fitness becomes the real issue.
Practising a sport throughout your life will become a great way to maintain fitness and good health.
[11] Choose your friends wisely
Your friends’ circle can make or break your future.
Drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes in college is not cool.
So, choose friends with good habits and who will push you to do better.
Your friends’ circle can make or break your future.
Drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes in college is not cool.
So, choose friends with good habits and who will push you to do better.
[12] Don’t waste time
Stop Netflix-ing in your free time.
Watching movies all day long won’t get you a job.
However, don't close yourself entirely, watch things that you like, but don't spend the entire semester or sem breaks doing just that.
Stop Netflix-ing in your free time.
Watching movies all day long won’t get you a job.
However, don't close yourself entirely, watch things that you like, but don't spend the entire semester or sem breaks doing just that.
[13] Join the right groups
• coding
• Technical
• Hackathon
• Entrepreneurship
It will help you learn new skills.
• coding
• Technical
• Hackathon
• Entrepreneurship
It will help you learn new skills.
[14] Learn financial independence
Asking parents for an iPhone or a car is stupid.
Understand that you are a grownup now. So take responsibility and earn money for yourself.
Or learn about financial literacy.
Asking parents for an iPhone or a car is stupid.
Understand that you are a grownup now. So take responsibility and earn money for yourself.
Or learn about financial literacy.
[15] Get over a heartbreak
Don’t be a Devdas.
Life goes on, you move on.
Don’t waste your energy and time sulking over these things.
Get over it and stay focused on your goals.
Don’t be a Devdas.
Life goes on, you move on.
Don’t waste your energy and time sulking over these things.
Get over it and stay focused on your goals.
[16] TL;DR, for lazy folks
1. Appreciate people and money
2. Invest in learning
3. Publish a research paper
4. Invest in Savings
5. Contribute to open source
6. Do the course
7. Be a Minipreneur
8. Follow all sorts of people
1. Appreciate people and money
2. Invest in learning
3. Publish a research paper
4. Invest in Savings
5. Contribute to open source
6. Do the course
7. Be a Minipreneur
8. Follow all sorts of people
[17] TL;DR, Contd...
9. Academics is important
10. Learn one sport and be fit forever
11. Choose your friends wisely
12. Don’t waste time
13. Join the right groups
14. Learn financial independence
15. Get over your heartbreak
9. Academics is important
10. Learn one sport and be fit forever
11. Choose your friends wisely
12. Don’t waste time
13. Join the right groups
14. Learn financial independence
15. Get over your heartbreak
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