No Need to Rush

• Personally Important Philosophies

  • However, I thought that maybe I can hold onto this kind of thinking because I have some achievements and experience to some extent.

• Well, I also feel like this argument can easily be used as an excuse for not doing something, so I want to be conscious of the opposite way of thinking as well.

  • If you cherry-pick arguments that advocate “live hurriedly,” it’s natural to think that way.
  • → Live Hurriedly!

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• https://twitter.com/toyoda_noiz/status/1449701816367607812 @toyoda_noiz

• I’m not in a position to say this, but in today’s age where there are many ways for young people to gain exposure, rather than focusing on quickly making a name for yourself, I think it’s better to dedicate your time to developing a strong expertise in your area of interest, systematically and technically, over a period of 10 years. This will allow you to differentiate yourself from the younger generation in the long run.

• I chose IB instead of N High School, where I could use my time more efficiently.

  • With that choice, I don’t think it’s necessary to forcefully catch up with people who are running at a faster pace.
  • (There is no intention to criticize running fast)

• I see many people of the same age who have recently raised funds, and I think it’s amazing. But I, as someone who is still in the apprentice stage, will continue to train diligently. It’s not too late to raise the flag a little later. I think the failure rate increases if one’s judgment and values are immature.

• @(nztm_tw) [July 4, 2021](https://twitter.com/nztm_tw/status/1411520173484363782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
  

  • Same way of thinking (blu3mo)

drinami https://twitter.com/drinami/status/1120597027140673536

One of the things I occasionally tell students is “Don’t panic, but keep going.”

There are people around me who have won various contests and presented at international conferences, and I can’t help but see superhumans who are globally active on the internet. When I compare myself to them, I worry that I am nothing and become impatient. If you are lucky enough to encounter a field that you are genuinely interested in, just keep going. Even if you can’t see the future, try to continue with what is in front of you as a test.

As you delve deeper, you will probably feel anxious that in every field, there are great predecessors who have achieved great things at a young age, and you have accomplished nothing by that age. But don’t panic. Just like a street that you initially got lost on becomes familiar as you walk it, continuing will give you a sense of familiarity in the field and increase the resolution. And at some point, you will realize that there are still untapped areas that the predecessors left behind and can be solved with different tools than those available at the time. On the other hand, if you rush for a quick turnaround, you won’t have the luxury to see the surroundings clearly, and the desperate solutions often turn out to be surprisingly predictable. You will be easily manipulated by adults who are always in a hurry.

Building a new highway in the wilderness is a job that everyone admires and finds beautiful. However, intellectual giants often set off to find new wilderness. That’s the chance. Because time is equal for everyone. There are also views that become visible by slowly walking the path that the giants have run through. By walking multiple times, you can see what you have left undone. There are still many things that are necessary and important when you look back, such as turning on streetlights, building drive-ins, planting trees along the road, cleaning up. Even though Professor Sutherland, the pioneer of CG and VR, said that there are no longer any important problems in this field and moved on to research on asynchronous computers, looking at the current prosperity of the field, there were still many things to do.> Even if you have various anxieties now, there will always be a scenery that becomes visible if you continue without panic or haste. So, I want you to believe in yourself and walk with confidence.

• (blu3mo) This really hits home.

• It connects with the story of hyuki sensei in the section on Impostor Syndrome.

  • https://twitter.com/hyuki/status/1280465374148870144
  • I can’t say for sure, but if I may offer a vague opinion, I recommend practicing “weakening your own voice a little and sincerely accepting the voices of others.”
  • To sincerely accept evaluations from others doesn’t mean you have to strive to meet their expectations. It means simply acknowledging that “this person is evaluating me in this way.”
  • Remember that the evaluation is just that person’s opinion, and even if you don’t meet their expectations, it’s not your responsibility and there is no logical reason for you to have to meet them.
  • Weakening your own voice may be a difficult way to put it, but it means trying a different direction (just as an experiment). Even if your inner voice says something like, “I received an undeserved evaluation! If I continue like this, I will become a liar! I must desperately bridge this gap!“…
  • Push back against your own “voice” and say, “No, don’t rush like that. It won’t do any good if you collapse. Let’s go at our own pace and steadily move forward.”
  • In such times, it is important to have someone else you can talk to. Someone who can listen to your story with casual conversation. Someone who can listen to you without saying much. It’s nice to have an adult like that by your side, but it’s not always easy.
  • For a high school student, receiving evaluations from those around you means that you are reasonably talented. Therefore, I want you to cherish your strengths and not diminish them with unnecessary efforts or blind striving. Treat yourself with care and gently nurture your growth.
  • It’s fine if you try to respond to excessive evaluations, as long as you can control it well. The problem arises when it is accompanied by a sense of desperation or a lack of a broader perspective.
  • The evaluations you receive will mostly come from those close to you for now. But the world is much wider and filled with unimaginable diversity. As you venture into such a world, treat yourself with care and nurture your growth patiently.
  • That’s what I thought. Thank you for your question.

I think Le Corbusier was a genius, but it doesn’t seem like he had a vision like “housing is a machine for living” (from his work “Towards an Architecture” at the age of 36) right from the beginning. It takes 10 years for ideas to form and become radical. @Yam_eye January 23, 2021

• I’m starting to think it’s not a good idea to have an “interest” in a particular field during high school, like in my case.
  • Lately, I’ve been saying a lot that I’m interested in HCI, but I feel like my focus has narrowed down on its own as I keep repeating it.
  • Actually, there were various fields that I found interesting in the Master of Information Science program, even though I wasn’t interested in them before.
    • Computer architecture, Cognitive Robotics
      • (This might also depend on the learning curve of the field, haha)
  • Well, I guess I should learn with the assumption that I might change direction.