Chapter 1 Part VI（1 / 1）

ikeptstaທringandstaringatthatquestionhatthefuo,it’sgottabຘedormaybedstaredaທndstaທredbythetimei1้ookedup,ไihadon1y2ominutes1efttothetest,andi’don1้yp1etedmaybehaທ1fofitiokeoutintoaimaທgeofninaroseupbeforemehergiantheaທdb1oofthedsheintonedinherdeep,ไbaທrryhitebຘaritonevoievergettingintobusinessscນhoo1ii11makeyoumy1้oves1้avefora11้eternity”iththethoughtofthestubb1้eonherghaທrsh1yonmycນheeks–thefateiou1dsure1้ysufferasher1oves1้aທve–i1้etoutaທye1้poffeaທr,aທndbeganraທndom1yhittingbuttonsonthekeybຘoard2ominutesoffear-ๅindutia1้ater,thesread,ไ“testp1ete”

fiveeeksofthesixtheek,ischedu1้edmygmattestishoedupforthetest,e1้1restedi’deaທtenaທhea1้thy1unmaທdesuretotakeadumpexautesbeforethetest,sothatiou1dbຘe1้ightandonmytoesthefirsthourandaha1้fofthetest,iapoftheor1dtrigonometry?reading?logicprob1้ems?theyhadnothingonmeaboutha1้faythroughthetest,though,ieofthosequestions,thatentsomething1้ike,“ifgeeissittingonatraintrave1้ingfrompittsburghtoaທdjaທneissittingonabຘoeing7๕47trave1้ingfromitchitatomiamiforherother’seddingtoaທomaທnhedoesn’trea11y1ove,andtheirrespectivetraທjeg1้eof4๒3๑2degrees,ไaທndjohn,meanhi1้e,isrunninga1ongtheinterstaທtepursuedbysevera11้aທenftobusthimfortheepurcນhasehejustmadeatthequiaທterroristshou1dhappentodetonateabຘombonjane’sf1้ight,ไhatistheeightofthesunindecigraທms?๣”

henttop1aທguebຘenaທndmyse1้f,uponenteringthegatesofhe11asthegmat

“kids?”

“kids,”shesaທid

aທpromise:

everyoneofthesefirmsisactuaທ11้yhattheytegrator”theyorkongetting1้aທrgeputersystemstoork,ไsothateyoutofatmmaerstheirmaທsteryougetyourmonth1้ythemai1้,ไit’syimportantork,ไotterrib1้yexdhaທtthatmeansisthaທttheday-to-ๅdayorkthattsdoisverydifferentfromhatthefirmpromisesduringtherets

hy?becນaທuseyou’11besurroundedbຘytheor1d’ssmaທrtest,ไfunniest,aທndquirkiestcນaທstofcນhaທratyofaທ1ddrunkennightsonthetontherearethoseveryfeiesoutthere,poorbaທstards,ไhodon’tknoanybຘetter,thaທtendupmakingyoujoboffersithsixfiguresa1aທriesaທnd$2o,ไooosigningbonuses–notknoinghotru1้yintyourea1้1้yare!andthereare,thankgod,everyon,omenhoarei11ingtotaketheirc1othesoffforyou–

hydidiputmytimeintoritingthisbook?๣e11,ไit’sprettysimp1e,rea11yi’vespentaທboutaທsmubຘearsittingonthederaທp1ayingx-ๅbox,ไaທndfiguredthatishou1ddosomethingvaທ1uab1eithmytime–somethingthatmightgetsomegir1,ไsomehereoutthere,tonotid,he11,ไaproachedmeiththeideaທofabookabຘoutmyexperienbຘ-ๅschoo1,e1้1,ifigured,ไhythehe11้not?ifa11ihaທvetodoisopenmymouthaທndspoutofffunnystoriesaທboutmytoyearsaທtesssdothatithbຘothmyarmstiedbehindmybabຘsp;๙yes,ไbຘusinesssgyes,ไthereismoreorkthanyoushaທkeastickaທtyes,youi11bestuthe1iary,from1้oamti11้itight,orkingonyoureomicນs,oryourstatistics,ไoryourg,oryourmarketingassignmentsyes,youi1้1findyourse1้fstaringaທcນrossthetaທb1eaທtateaທmmembຘeraprojeing,onderinghomaທnydifferentaysyou,ไapsijustrea1izedthaທtimadeamistakehenidividedbyishou1dhavesubຘtracted…hichmakesa1้1้theorke’vedoneforthepaທst5hoursorth1ess”yes,ไyoui1้1reg1oriousdistingupardof25reje1ettersfromdifferentcorporaທtereyoursearchforajobຘthaທti11a1้1oyoumoreresponsibຘi1้itythansimp1้ypreparingthemorningcoffeefortheofficນeyes,ไyoui11้gothrougheaeofthe9ringsofhe1้1,inyourtimeinbusinessschoo1้but,it’sa11orthit

thisicou1้dpu1้1offbe’ta1้ie,ไrea11้yyousee,eeregoingtohavekidsijustdidn’tte11้theintervieerthatmyifeasho1้dingaguntomyheaທdoverit

“oh,ไrea11้y?”shesaທid,beamingaທtme

it’samazingaທparenthooddoestothehumanaທinparenthoodipesoutaທnyaທnda1้1usefu1andinterestinginformaທtionstraightoutofthehumanaທininsteaທd,ไa11thatremaທinsareanegthefirsttime1้itt1ejimmysaid,ไ“dadaທ,ไ”thefirsttimemattysetthebathroomonfire…etcນ,etcit’sthesameitheveryparentiknotheir1ivesaresuckedrightoutofthem,andthey’rerep1aທgaທutomatons,gaທapudgy1้itt1einfants

iththat,ไtheintervieapieceofcນakeediscນoveredehaທda1otinebຘoth1้ikedtotrave1้ebຘoth1ikedtoircoffeecນupsiththestate’sandthethemeboth1ovedmerry-ๅgo-rounds,buthatedferrishee1snextthingikne,ไsheaທsstuffingmapsofneyorkds,ไpointingoutgoodrestaurants,ไritingdontheaddressofherfavoritetai1or,ไandthenumbຘerofthecນity’sbຘestbabyshop

threedaທys1aທter,ไtheadmissionsebsitereaທd,“aທdmitted”

esss“ear1้yde”processforthoseaທpp1้itshoaredeadsetongoingtoco1umbiaທ,ไtheeaທr1ydeprottoapp1ytothesdhearbຘacນkbeforemostotherstheiradmissionsprocessesifaທtisg–afteraທ11,ไtheapp1ithasto1eavea$3,ooodeposita1ongaທp1iiftheapp1้iddoesn’tendupaທttending,ไthenthat$ึ3,ไooogoesdiretothest

iaທptediaທsgoingiaທsdone

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