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...constantly comparing yourself to others. Someone else is always smarter, better, more capable, more creative. You can’t brag to the person sitting next to you at dinner about vaccinating orphans in a war-torn country, because chances are that person discovered the vaccine. I had to accept the fact that I didn’t invent anything, found an NGO, or produce a documentary – but maybe I could fundraise for a charity or write for a newsletter. I tried to stop measuring my success and comparing myself to other students. It was a never...

Author: By Meredith C. Baker | Title: Humbled by Harvard | 2/3/2010 | See Source »

Stage Four: Depression—While Harvard students in the humbling process may not feel ‘depressed,’ there are certain lows we hit when we do have to accept the fact that we can’t ‘do it all,’ and we are forced to compromise between saving the world or managing four classes and a handful of extracurriculars. Feeling like a nameless face in the collegiate crowd may lead to questions of self-worth and killed desires to get involved in things already so competitive and established...

Author: By Meredith C. Baker | Title: Humbled by Harvard | 2/3/2010 | See Source »

...letting time tell is what we need to do. This is the most ambitious thing Steve Jobs has attempted since the original Mac. The iPhone revolutionized smartphones, but I think we all accept that smartphones were in our future. There is no equivalent consensus that tablets or couch computers or casual computers are inevitably on the road ahead. We don't even agree on the aims here: Is the iPad replacing the laptop or supplementing it? The scale of the wager means that - unlike Jobs' self-professed hobby, the Apple TV - the iPad will be a site of rapid innovation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Questions (and Answers) on the iPad's Shortcomings | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

...doesn't accept you, there’s still hope! Here's what has worked for us. Click refresh over and over again. Using the F5 shortcut (or command + R on Macs) will speed this up. Closing and reopening the browser also works sometimes. And if none of that advice works, you could just wait a day or two to fill out those sectioning forms...

Author: By Danielle J. Kolin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Section Fail | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

...many ways very similar to the band’s self-titled debut. The opener, “Horchata,” quickly proves that the band is quite content to continue in the same style that first brought them success. The lyrics appropriately hint at the need to accept one’s limitations, Koenig singing, “Oh you had it but oh no you lost it / Looking back you shouldn’t have fought it.” The song steadily builds momentum, incorporating woodwind and strings that subtly bring to mind their debut?...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Vampire Weekend | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

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