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Template: The Most Valuable Lesson I Learned From X Recall a really great mentor (professor, boss) Confess your failings (dropped out of school, fired) b/c I
by pragmatic 18y ago
Template:
The Most Valuable Lesson I Learned From X
Recall a really great mentor (professor, boss)
Confess your failings (dropped out of school, fired) b/c I was going to (start a business, go back to school, become a ninja)
Proceed to rationalize your life to show that it was all worth while
- nostrademons 18y agoPeople use it because it works.
- comatose_kid 18y agoI think the article was a good reminder of the value of insight, and how stepping back and looking at a problem from a different angle can lead to better decisions on how to tackle it.
- misterbwong 18y agoRepetitiveness aside, this pattern really illustrates the importance of having a mentor as a guide.
- deleted 18y ago[deleted]
- helveticaman 18y agoReminds me of the template for newspaper articles: Introduction. Anecdote. Quote. Anecdote. Quote. [Good articles use solid stats instead]. Something is changing faster and faster! [some journalists seem to unknowingly love the idea of positive second derivatives] "This is what's going to happen," says expert #1, author of some book you've never heard of. "This because of this reason." Summary of other side of the story (only one alternative view presented). Summary of topic. Mention of scientific debate with oversimplified theories, poorly presented. "I think what's actually going to happen is this," says Mr. expert #2. Expert #2 is the author of this other book, and chair of something or other at the University of America. "Etcetera." Hanging question? After all, this irrelevant little topic is crucial to something intangible that is deep and meaningful. If we don't all do something quick -- something really bad is going to happen. [a comma would have been just as good as an m-dash, but an m-dash is more dramatic.]