Ben Crichy from NASA on Curiosity and Perseverance

Ben on Twitter supporting folks on their struggles with education:

Got a 2.4 GPA my first semester in college. Thought maybe I wasn’t cut out for engineering. Today I’ve landed two spacecraft on Mars, and am now designing one for the Moon. STEM is hard for everyone. Grades ultimately aren’t what matter. Curiosity and perseverance matter.

Even Mars Rover Lead Engineers have struggles. We all do. These folks didn’t get there by being geniuses. Remember:

Genius = Curiosity + Persistance

Paying Attention to What You Pay Attention to

For anyone trying to discern what to do w/ your life: Pay attention to what you pay attention to. That's pretty much all the info u need.

-Amy Krouse Rosenthal

I wish I read that quote in my early twenties.