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“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
- Oscar Wilde

Heed Hanlon not Holmes: Don't Psyche Yourself Out
Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by incompetence: this is Hanlon’s razor. Add this to your inventory. Level it up. Master it.
You don’t need to shave to understand how a good shave and a good social life ain’t so different. Both are all about “saving face”, each requiring both steady nerves and a clear view or reflection of the situation. College is full of “situations”...

College: The 4 Best Years of Your Life on Purpose
The college experience we all hear about is more than the sum of the college experiences we hear all about. The clarity of the picture in mind often determines whether something is a defining brushstroke vs. a nigh-ruinous splatter.