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Hey man, great job. Wonderful blog post, the only thing that bothered me about it was this part "I chose not to have much of a social life. That's because I wa
by HiroshiSan 15y ago
Hey man, great job. Wonderful blog post, the only thing that bothered me about it was this part "I chose not to have much of a social life. That's because I want to go somewhere." As if to say that people with a social life aren't successful. Aside from that, great blog post, and good luck on the journey.
Can you explain the open government intern a bit more in detail? How was it that you were able to acquire it...I too would like to do something similar and I have felt an inclination to abandon post-secondary education.
- shashashasha 15y agoNot the OP, but the Code for America program is really amazing if you want to get in to open government work. I know several people who've gone through it and they've all ended up in great spots doing work they care about. The founder, Jen Pahlka, recently gave a TED talk on the work she's been doing: http://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_pahlka_coding_a_better_government.html http://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_pahlka_coding_a_better_gov... http://codeforamerica.org/ http://codeforamerica.org/
- joshmlewis 15y agoHaha, I'm an introvert. I think if I had any more friends than I have now, it would take away from what I do. And hey, if you like having friends, you can figure a way to fit it in, but I like keeping things lean and simple. The open government internship was actually found on HN through a link to a networking, chat roulette of sorts. It had something to do with Brazen Careerist and DCTech? (maybe, I forgot the exact name.) I would higly recommend finding somewhere where you can stay for a few months and have a solid experience and reference.