I really love reading the thoughts of those further along in life than myself. It's like a cheating-style glimpse into the future. When he talks about college,

I really love reading the thoughts of those further along in life than myself. It's like a cheating-style glimpse into the future. When he talks about college, I can see myself in a lot of that. His perspective on being homeless through college - sophomore year I wanted to build a small house in the campus woods and skip on paying rent. But once you've established that base connection, it's the thoughts from ahead that are the most enticing for me. Reading stuff like this is like saving the game in Civ3, then "retiring" and watching the world history animation - seeing the bird's eye view of the world; watching the countries grow and battle and contend for land. And when you revert to the save file, you have a clearer picture of what the future holds. It gives you a sort of pre-emption on the challenges you'll face.