12/58/2017 Aman Goets answer fo Am | working too much to achiave my goals? I dont alk fo anyone in class, and every time Ihave peri, Am I working too much to achieve my goals? I don’t talk to anyone in class, and every time I have a free period, I study at the library. I come home and study. I don’t have any good friends and am always alone. Should I change this or continue? SBBVE WY 2.2120 02%, e000 Brena Rupert Crouse, and 4 mere uped s Qe eens asc tse sition Back in 2011 when I started my JEE preparation (Iwas in 1th standard), hardly had any friends. Two friends tobe precise. Iwas very focused on my goal of getting atop 100 rankin JEE and eracking CSE at IIT Bombay. My 2 years of JEE preparation looked like the following: + Average study hours: 8-10 + Peak study hours: 14 + amily functions attended during JEE preparation: 0 + Friends during JEE preparation: 2 + Movies watched during JEE preparation: 0 + Books solved during JEE preparation: $0 ‘oh, missed a stat, ll India Rank in JEE afterall ofthe above: 38 (General Category) Did toverwork? Yes. “Typically you don’t expect standard 1th and 12th students to study 10 hours a day. ‘You don’t expect them to not have frends. You don't expect them to not wate a ingle movi in 2yesn, Do I feel bad about i ‘You sue got tobe kidding me. The? years of hatd work pald me off a least 10x of my clforts. Why so? Here is what I boast of (f course not boasting off in the literal sense): + IT Bombay Computer Science degree one ofthe most sought ater stream of engineering, Foreign internship - interned at Rubrikin Palo Alto, Allthe expenses were ‘covered by a company. also interned ata university in Germany atthe end ‘of my second year of undergrad, + Job offers - Multiple job offers fom India and abroad, + Proud parents this isthe most important point. My parents are happy. ‘They are proud of me. The smile you see on thelr face after knowing that they ‘are happy because of your success, cannot be expressed In words In standard ith, left my original schoo! to join a dummy school for JEE preparation, Since Iwas the topper from my school in 10th standard, alot of people told me thst | idn'tdo the right thing - leaving school and sacrificing everything for EE preparation. Today, the same people alk about me. The same people message me on Fyeebook that wey are happy to Quora Bio Pear Teer ee Soh Ore hitps:ihwew.quora,comAm-Fworking-too-much-c-achieve-my-goals--don%sE2%80%99ttalk-to-anyone-in-lass-and-every-ime-thave-sree-pori.. 1/412/58/2017 Aman Goets answer to Am | working oo much to achieve my goals? I dont talk to anyone in lass, and every time Ihave a fr period the ist ones to forget you Secthis: Aman Goe! | Een oie class Sth friend, no contact after that at all Though fm nf active fd since along time, bt the facts that goodfnde shall never bet a usualy 1 o ee my part. doesnt mates tome what others think or say + Congratulations for the grand success of your if. 'm glad that my old frend ha done absolutely well + ‘Thanks, you are X, right? In Mother Teresa School? + "Though Im not an active friend since a longtime, but the fact is that good friends shall never be left as usually I do no my part, doesnt matter to me ‘what others think or say! Andthis: [rea peper fie waa cun ya oline wala ‘man Gost Amat’ se "Baya me ae casing ote pa avo ter ive fie because you dent have proce for nine exam eepect oti i harsh 96 @ rt 1 Hop wrote hater iegenle chemi Cre ube all mee elaborate? HFuhove tetine ® ‘hes,gan you tell me that shoul I take JEE paper offtine orgnlipe? + When did you come! rom Aman’ to ‘brother’? Coming tothe point, Lgaveit offline, Retter give it ofline because you don’t have practice for online exam, hitps:ihwew.quora,comAm-Fworking-too-much-c-achieve-my-goals--don%sE2%80%99ttalk-to-anyone-in-lass-and-every-ime-thave-eree-peri... 2/412/58/2017 Aman Goets answer to Am | working too much to achiave my goals? I dont talk ta anyone in class, and every tim have a fee pariod, + Inyour bog you wrote that fr Inorganic chemlstry class 12th NCERY Could you be litte more elaborete? I mean which parts to concen more. Ifyou have he time) ‘This oor Uh, schoo! girs message after a month ;) _ TU ror tc 271 hve un pt egg ur case Thanks at + Heyit You've become a star. Everyone knows you now. Perfect beginning of your earcer + Thanks alot ‘1 month baad kaise yand kiya "di" 22 tt Ht Jon ur esrenendeble sucees ext + Congratulations on your commendable success “0 Ifyou observe, sl of these messages are in 2018- the year I got that IT tag. Don't take the answer and the above images in negative sense. don't intend to boast, ‘off my credentials or for that matter make fun of people i the above screenshots. AllT meant: fouare on the right path ‘Work hard. Bulld your career. Acleve all you wantin life, Make your parents proud of you. Allthe very best or your future. Hope you will make India prows of you! alt: Quora moderation collapsed my answer because ‘language wast English’ so Thave translated the text in images to English and mentioned it separately hitps:ihwew.quora.comAm-Fworking-too-much-c-achieve-my-goals--don%sE2%80%99ttalk-to-anyone-in-lass-and-every-ime-thave-sree-porl.. 3/41211812017 Aman Gost newer to Am I working loo much to achiave my goals? I don't talk ta anyane in class, and every time Lhave afr pariod, 2 88 Falowars You Krow “© B.Tech ComuiorSoance and Enghosing. nsan Inst of Technaogy, Bombay esta Mamba: Mebaasta, na { Fotowing [5766] Tu More Answers from Aman Goo ow Mor What does Tower Research do? What basic data structures and algortims should one lean before staring competitive programming? Have you ever been in technical interview where you thought you dé badly but ended up with an offer? Why do you team Python? 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