Outpost: How do you determine what's worth your time?
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Did you know that Anya Taylor-Joy joined The Queen’s Gambit project without ever looking at the script but was fascinated with the original novel? We have a Rangr Highlight who loves the new Netflix series about a fictional woman who became a worldwide chess phenomenon.
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On the topic of genomics, did you know that the common household goldfish’s genome started as common carp and became a “golden” fish for the Emperor of China’s indoor pools? Check out the weird journey of goldfish’s genome here.
Rangr Highlight 🙌
One of the things that came to mind were the many many late nights working on projects for our 2019 hackathon HackGT 6. We made a lot of physical structures for the event itself as decoration and creating an interactive space. This meant painting in our storage unit, staying up until 3am in the middle of campus setting up a sculpture for marketing, late nights soldering lights onto custom badges for organizers. Just a lot of late nights, and as tiring as it was, it was not just me, but a host of other hackgt members doing it together and making things happen.
Introducing Claudia Chu! The co-director and fearless leader of HackGT 2020, a nonprofit student organization known for organizing one of the largest hackathons in the SouthEast that challenges thousands of students to innovate and create new ideas every year.
She is a graduating senior at Georgia Tech finishing up her Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. To recap, she started her journey with her parents in the most scientific corner in Huntsville, Alabama where she discovered her love for biology and later married with her genetic research and computer science. While she developed a strong understanding of the beauty of a diverse community in Alabama, she grew to become a leader in one of the most respected organizations at one of the most difficult technical universities in the nation.
Claudia approaches challenges with a game-plan and tenacity to continue to learn more in the process. When given many choices to make, she employed a concept from computer science known as the regret function: an economic theory that models choice under the pressures of uncertainty with the anticipation of regret. She used this model while deciding to go on a last-minute ski trip to South Carolina and uses it on larger decisions such as which career to pursue.
We dived deep into her many evolving passions and her ability to weave different thoughts cross traditional academic boundaries.
Check out the podcast episode below
3 Lessons and a Show by Claudia Chu
Consider what is valuable to you
Is it money or is it time? Either choice is fair, and by deciding on one you would most likely decide which path and opportunities to take with a bit more ease.
Ask for Help
There is no one out there that does everything absolutely alone, and if they did. I’m pretty sure they would have gone much further if they had the support of others
Pay it forward. I believe that working with others creates amazing experiences , and I wouldn’t have gone this far if I didn’t have my mentors and collaborative experiences.
Don’t be afraid of changing your goals
The sunk cost fallacy, you might have spent a lot of time doing something previously and that may limit what you think you can do. Sometimes its time for change
Don’t blame yourself, since the decisions you made previously were made with the knowledge you had at the time
Remember to forgive yourself because life can get hard.
Media - The Queen’s Gambit
“I watched it in one week. The story is about a fictional woman who becomes a world wide chess phenomenon in the 1960s. Besides the great cinematography and costumes, I loved the exploration of the perception of women in a discipline dominated by men, but how genuine passion and love for a discipline can bridge that divide to not just build respect but also friendships.”
Partner Shoutout 🎉
This is HackGT, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and student organization consisting of Georgia Tech undergraduate students focused on being the drivers of computer science outreach in the Georgia Tech, state, and national communities. Through throwing large-scale collegiate hackathons of upwards of 1000 people to small-scale hackathons and workshops, our organization aims to spread the spirit of application, innovation, and creativity in computer science education
Rangr Bulletin 📌
Rangr has been going through a massive overhaul on the backend as we prepare for a rollout of the 1.1 version of the product by mid-December.
We are currently planning on setting up a speaker series that we will organize using the platform every week. We would love to know what kind of speakers are interested and highlighting. Send us your thoughts in the comments below.
We are launching a Brother Newsletter called the Rangr Basecamp focused on helpful content for builders, creators, and professionals that desires to improve their everyday experience.
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