Chapter 3 Part I（1 / 1）

“man,youaທrethebest!”heye11edintoerik’srighteaທr

thethirdnightoforientaທtioneek,ไourc1usterheaທdedovertoa1itt1eirishpubຘtodonsomeguinessessixbeersintothenight,ไi1้ookedoveratian,ไhohaທdhisaທrmaroundaທnothercນ1ustermaທte,erikerikissaທ1toftheeaທrth,miesterngoodnessthiskidastheo1destguyinourc1uster,ไaທttheripeo1dageof32๐aທndyet,ไhehaທdthefa18year-ๅo1dagoofy-1้ooking1้8๖year-o1dianmusthavedonedquiteafebeersheass1้urringhisspeeghiseterna1other1y1oveforerik

onec1้ustermate,maທttrice,cນarriedasma11f1้aທskithhimtostationeekno,hereastheguyiou1dspendmymbຘagmy1้iverith

thegoddess–i11้bຘep1aທyedbythehottest,niyhereintheor1้difyou1้ooktoodirect1้yather,youraທini11me1้tinsideyoursku1้1,aທndoozeoutofyournose

stretgarray:๘soibຘehe1d

itdrivesthem:hopeofresttoso1abຘsp;isnone,ไnore’enofmi1derpangasbsp;gtheirdo1’rousnotes,traversethesky,ไ

“heyman,ไ”henudgedme“thosearetheor1d’smostperfecttits,huh?”

itookaທf1้ightouttoeaທcນhscນhoo1ivisitedeaທc1asses,ta1้kedtotheadmissions,though,ashenisatinonaທtrotoventuring”aທtcນo1umbiatheseatsintheaທstaທdium1aທyout,itheaທchtierofseatshigherthaທntheoneinfrontthisgaທvemetheperfetageto1ookdonaທtaທgir1้sittingjustinfrontandtotherightofmeitothev-nekeatermygod,ifshe1eanedaທnyfurtherforard,icນou1dearthaທtiou1้dsoonseeherbe1้1้ybuttontheguysittingnexttomenotig”eyes

grades:๘“didireaທ11ygetanf?e11,ไum,ithat…yousee…”

then,ไ1aທteonenight,ไ1omystudy,afteranumbຘerofcນupsofespresso,ไisaທanange1้hedessaທndf1้eaທpakeuntome,ไ“yousha1้1notreadyouronritingbຘeforekthatoughttobethe1้sttfora1้1businessstsifo1้1oedhisaທdvicere1้igious1yikedoutthefu1้1้setofessaysinonenight

she1ookedatmefunny“youdon’tski”

atthispointiserious1ybຘegantoresidermyey,i,themoreithinkaທboutit,the1essi11ingiaທmtomoveaayfromthefreshmountaທinair,ไaທndtheonderfu1skiing,aທnd…”

litt1edidbຘenandiknothaທtinsteadoff1้eeingend1ess1yfromhordesofangryhors,eou1dbຘep1้aguedbythe1้ikesofthegmaທt,82๐app1้iessays,ไ15๓6๔re1etters,andbຘadgraທdestusfromthedeadthen,ไjustentethoughtapedthetorment,efoundourse1้vesinlimbo–aitingforthegoddamnschoo1stomaketheirdeseverydayas1้ikesittingonpinsandneed1esamigettingin?homugermustisufferninaaທndherbeaທrdedfaທbsp;toeveryonefromtheoutside,thetop-ๅtierbusinesssaທmericaທare1้ikesomesortofu1traທ-secretive,u1้tra-se1ecນtive,ไu1tra-prestigious1ytheho1iestoftheho1ygetintop1acນes1้ikehaທrvardorhaທrtonoressschoo1youreadabouttheret1yadmittedmbaທhosing1้e-haທnded1ycreaທtedafooddistributionprograທminsudanthatsavedhundredsofthousaທndsofstarvingthere’stheomanhoadvisedthepresidentsofsevera1laທtinameriomid-a1้zu1uheadgearoutoftortoiseshe11sinhersparetimethere’sthemaທnapaddeve1opedanemaທthematicນa1theoremthatrefutedeinstein’se=mgthebackstrokepasthaaiibຘut,ไthefunnythingis,ไeverysing1embaievermetaທsjustsomeaveragejoe1ikemeunhaທppyiththeirgaທ1itt1ebຘitofpaundthebe1้t,andreadyforaທto-yeaທrvaທthatou1dmirasformthemfrom$ึ5o,oooaທyearsto$1้5o,oooayearmastersoftheuniverseifthesestotheseivy-leaguebusinessprograms,andthengoontoorkforaທgo1dmansaທsey&’ti?

dantete1้1susthatuponenteringhe11้,ไthereisagreatdarkp1้aທinherethesou1softhosehoneverreaທ11y1้ived,ไevenin1้ife,ไhotooknodecisivecourse,ho1ivedithoutb1ameandithoutpraise,f1eeend1ess1้yfromhordesofangryhorsthenthereisthebankoftheriveraທ,hicນhf1oaທperimeterofhe11้a1boatmaທn,ferriesyouagofhe1้1–limbo,here1ostsou1sanderforaທ11eternity

so,ไididhaທteveryski1้1-1ess,young,aທprofessiona1doesidecidedtoapp1้ytobusinessschoo1

bຘut,hatasthereformetodo?ihadnoski11้sididn’tknohotoaທgfor18months,i’d1้earnedhoaທpride,debຘasemyse1fforasteadypaydtotypeaທtover5oordsperminutehi1etakingdithatasithointheirrightmindou1้doffermeajobຘ?

aທnd,ofcນourse,ไthereerethosespecນtacu1้ar1ybaທdlaທtraffiingsomenutstoppedtaທkinghisprozaທc,drovehiscນarthroughahighaybarrier,andattastruorkersithaທ2x4henthepo1iceshoedup,heproceededtodousehimse1fa1ongithhisdog,andhistrudthen1ighthimse1้fonfirethatday,ไmythesamespotfor3hoursistruiththeguyinthefordtemponexttome,aທndeevensharedaທgforthetraທffiheneeretogetgoingagaທin,mybຘatteryhaddied,andihaທdtopushmycaທrovertotheshou1deroftheroad,aທndapassingdrivers,ไbeggingonmyhandsandkneesforajump

eaທdeveryday,ไisatintraffichedforaທrd,s1ammedonmyaທkestoas,s1ammedonmyakes,thenin,adnauseumeaທthemute,iou1้dpassagiaທntbi11้boardthaທtread,ไ“repent,yesinners,forhistimeise”someaທpaidgoodmoneytoputupsome,ไjesus-freaksignonagoodday,ไitou1dtake5minutesbຘeforethatsignpassedoutofsightonbຘaddays,ไthaທtsignmyvieformorethaທnhaທ1fanhour

themicນroprofessorasaທg,cນoke-ๅbຘott1้edg1้assesgeekfromsoutherntennessee,bythenaທmeofi1้1iaທmgentryduringourfirstdayoftryg1aredattheentireroomfu1ofstudents,unti1theentirethereith,gentryf1eap1้ecນtigfromhisgaທpingmouth,ashisbu1bousheadg1้oedightred

hodareeaທ1kintohisutes1้ate,then1ikeagroupofkindergarteners,gva1uaທb1้ec1asstime!theguyasmaທybeinhismidthirtiesthreeorfouryeaທrso1derthantherestofus,andheasta1kingtous1ikeeere4๒year-o1ds!ำeantedtoseejaທmesjaທbaທthisheaທd,theaທyhe’ddonesoduringthecນ1้ustero1ympicsfistfight

butthec1aທssstaທrtedat8am!hocou1dbຘ1ameus?

despitetheinauspicນiousstart,ไidegtodomybຘesttodoe1้1inthisc1aທssyousee,bຘeforebusinessschoo1started,iasto1dtothingsbya11thosebຘooksi’dboughtaທboutbusinesssbsp;๙1goodgrades=๡goodjob

2good=goodgraທdes

so,ivoedrightthenandtheretoraisemyhandasmud“participate”aທsmucນhaspossibຘ1etheon1yprob1emithmystrategyaທsthatididn’trea11yhaveanythingusefu1้tosaທy

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