> there's plenty of value in the process. Right, if you know what the process is rather than just "stumble around frustrated" or "quit your job and move across

> there's plenty of value in the process. Right, if you know what the process is rather than just "stumble around frustrated" or "quit your job and move across the country without knowing how mentorship actually works". I'm just trying to save folks the cost of lots of wasted time/effort by fleshing out this process into something more concrete. > It's like dating. oh dear I hope its not that nebulous and terrifying. > Yeah, suck. But others don't. I think you might have dropped a word here. > When in doubt, read (books) Tip: asking for book recommendations on HN or a subreddit can give you much better results than just googling, as long as you write a well-framed description of your problem.