But I’ve discovered that you need a release. You need activities that are playful and challenge you in other ways. I think that’s really important to staying healthy. Also, it’s easy to compare yourself to others, but that doesn’t really get you anywhere. Everybody who gets into grad school at Stanford has some unique, awesome thing about them. You need to realize you have yours too.
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