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25 is ‘golden age’ for the ability to make random choices

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youth and stupidity haha

You can never be old and wise if you are not young and stupid

I was just thinking many have written their life time experiences, all I have to do is pick up the book and read then I'll be wise as well right? Seems it's cyclical the pattern why can't I skip the stupid mistakes. Parents try to tell you not to make the mistakes they made but inevitably you make the mistakes as well. Well I'm speaking for myself anyway. Oh well.

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When I was 25, I made the choice to quit my job as a hw engineer and travel the world. After a year, I decided to do sw instead. Haven't looked back since. It wasn't exactly a random decision, but I remember the question was as simple as, "Should I just do it...?"

Same, 25, quit job with MSFT, in Asia now.

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When I was 25, I made the choice to quit my job as a hw engineer and travel the world. After a year, I decided to do sw instead. Haven't looked back since. It wasn't exactly a random decision, but I remember the question was as simple as, "Should I just do it...?"

Same, 25, quit job with MSFT, in Asia now.

Do you mind sharing why you did it and what you're up to now in Asia?

Mainly mine was, my true passions was in SW and I felt that I couldn't make a big enough impact through HW.

Re: 25 is ‘golden age’ for the ability to make random choices

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I wish there was a online test from this article.

There is, but you would need to do some job and compare your results with those of the paper. Here it is: http://complexitycalculator.com/ At least for the binary sequence and the random grid tests it would give you your results.
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