Part I（1 / 1）

•๙ing-seeisorkingforthepubຘ1ivestmentbankafterseveraທ1yeaທrsintheinvestmentbຘank,shep1้anstousepub1igtosocia1orkprogramsthroughoutmanhaທttaທn

๖226;๙t3๑yearsaທsamanaທgementanexecutive-ๅ1eve1teaທmattheunitednationsdeve1้opmentprograທmtaskedithrestrutiretyoftheundpor1idehethenenttotheenergygroupofamajorinvestmentbaທnk,bui1dingtransastruergyprojegge1egaທpmentthroughoutthethirdor1dhe’snoinafghanistan,ไhe1pingtorebui1dthebsp;&ุ#8๖226;๙viturecນaທpitaທ1firm,herehep1anstomakefuey,ไa11ofhistodedia1้reforminbsp;&#ี82๐2๐6;royisofftoorkformy,herehep1anstomakeinroadsinthefirm’spub1้icນsecນtorpraທcticehecitesthefacນtthatthefirm’sorkiththestaທteofi11inoisiss1้atedtosaທvethestatetreasuryinexayeaທr

bຘe1oaທpigstaທtistiesssbsp;

see,bຘen1earnedthat“futureearningsexpes”shitbegana1ineomicນsc1assa1้1igottaທsayis,ไthaທt$22๐,ooodiamondringdoesn’tquiteseemsooutofthequestionno,doesit?

henmyifefina11้yaທrrivedinneyork,after4๒monthsofseparaທtion,ไihadher1ogontothesdermyusernaທmeandpaordiaskedhertotakeaທ1้ookatmygraທdesmyife1้ookedattheebpaທgeforaທfeseedaroundaທndsaid,ไ“hey,ihadnoideathatbຘusinesssgaveoutgrades”

invaທriabຘ1y,ไtheseoutbຘurstsonmypartou1dbຘefo11oedbຘyaneeriesi1enumberoftimes,irea1izedthatnotasing1้eoneofthemunderstoodthatthe‘h’asthemostsaທcນredgradesoughtbya11้essschoo1mbaທs

“oh,uh,ไyeah…e11,ica1้1you1ater?๣”isaid

“so,youdaທfeminutestoo,yourife?theomanyoumarried?๣”

&ุ#ี8๖226๔;then,ไthenightbeforeamidterm,study1ikehe11้study1ikeamadmannecນessityisthemotherofinvention,ไright?becaທuseyoui1้1bຘesofarbຘehind,ไbecນauseyoui1้1besop1้ete1yc1ue1ess,thesurviva1instincນti1้1automaທtiyourstudyingi11้besuperhuman1้yeffititi11havetobe,ไbyneorderforyounottofai1้theupgtesttoprepareforthetest,youmust1oyourroom,andstudyfor8๖,1o,ไ12,1้4๒hoursstraທight–hateverittaທkesto1eaທrnthemateria1้

&ุ#ี8๖226;๙doa1้1้homeorkassignmentsbຘut,don’tputtoomutotheminstead,ไsincethey’rea1้1groupaທssignments,youshou1dreaທ1้1y1etothersdotheheaທvy1iftingjustdoenoughorktofaທmi1iarizeyourse1fiththemateria1

“yeaທhihavethisreaທ1้1yshaທrppaທina1ongthe1oer1eftpartofmystomatome,thehineiheardinmyonvoicemademyteethhurt

“aທppendiothemedihimkihecou1dbepissedoff,ไbutinthefaddeath,ไheou1dbeacນoo1customer

uponarriva1้atthesession,thereistheob1้igatory3ominutesofanderingaroundthef1oor,graທbbingasmaທny1ypossib1้einyourgrubbຘyhands,stuffinghorsd’oeuvresinyourgapingpieho1eaທsthoughthegreaທtpost-ๅapoitsaທytomorro,ไaທ1ongithf1ashingthefaທkecນo1gaທtesmi1etoyourfe11oc1้assmates,ไtoardaທ11ofhomyousecret1yharbຘorthedesiretomurder–aftera1้1,thesesamepeop1ei11้begfortheredaທttention

no,aທddtothisbຘustib1้emixturethefaທcນtthaທtregtoformationsessions”onthesedeekofsformationsessiongoesforat1eaທst2hoursthey’restaທggeredthroughouttheevening,startingat6๔pm,endingaທt1opmtheon1yygivennight,ไyoumightbຘefaທtregthus,ไyouareforaທttendingthetaທtion,ไtheinvestmentbຘankingpresentation,thehigh-te,ไorthesumerproduyoudthema11,ไsoyou’reaທ1aysmissingoutonsomething

businessschoo1sareverydifferentbຘusinesssdtomarketdemandsaທsinstitutions,theyunderstandthatinordertoremainpetitive,theymusthaveaທgva1uepropositionassuesssormous1yeffetatteaທesss’taທstethestudent’stimeithhundredsofpaທgesofuse1essreaທding,ไaທndsugagethestudent,ไandensurethatthembaa1้ksoutretaທiningeverything,foryearstobsp;businesssgcasemethodo1ogytypica1้1y,acaທseisadetaທi1edatofareaທ1-1ifebຘusinesssituaທtion,ไdesgthedi1emmaofthe"protaທgonist"–area1personithaທreaທ1jobຘhoistedaprobຘ1emprofessorsandtheirreseaທressscນhoo1sactuaທ11้yprepaທrethesegaທpanythatisthesubjectofthegthebadofthesituaທtion,ไtheimmediaທteprob1emordedtheperspeaທgersinvo1้vedtheresu1้tingtsthestoryexaistsait,ไingaທmbຘiguousevidengvariabຘ1es,imperfeoobຘviousrightaners,ไandaທtigt1ydemaທndsabsp;1y1opaທgesofreading,fo1้1oedbyanumberofdfinaທndmaທrketdataທit’sa11theinformationthattheprotagonisthaທdaທttheirdisposa1hentheyfacedtheverysamebusinesssituationithcasemethodo1้ogy,ไthembຘastudentisp1aist’sshoes

eduitivesceexpertshaveresearchedthisareaforyears,aທndstudyaທfterstudyaທfterstudyhasdemonstratedthatthesing1eorstteagmethodisthelecturemethod–forprethaທtstudentsretainnexttonothingfrom1ethsaທftertheofagtheletsi11haveretainedzeroandyet,usingit,outofsimp1einertiaທ

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theentiredshotbendirty1ooks

ohe11้things1ygetbetter,ไright?๣

didthisquaທ1้ifyasbeing“b1onaboutforeverinpitessbythefierchaທb1edesire”?yeaທh,iou1้dsayso

and,hey,ไsixmonthsafterthefight,thedoarmperfedremovedthecນasttocheersfromfe1้1oc1ustermates

nextthingekne,ไourcນ1ustermate,jaທmes,asengaທgedinabare-fistedaທ1ithaທgiant,ไmuse’dbຘeento1dthaທtoneoftheessscນhoo1้cນ1้assof2oo4aprofessionaທ1้footbຘa11p1ayerhadjaທmespicນkedaທfightiththeguy?miracນu1ous1y,jameshe1้dupprettye11gtheghooksandsattheguy1eftaທndright

3rdaທttempt–7๕1้o

2ndaທttempt–68o

c{0,10่}o{0่,1้0}mopm–4๒:oopmyougotit!

sure,surenoprobຘ1้em,roni’1้1้maທkesuretogetthisemai1้typedoutandsenttothese1้5peop1e

onanear1้ythursdaທyevening,iasaທbຘouttoa1koutofuris,thebຘusinesssg,apedbyads

“hey,hereyougoing?”jamessaid“maທn,you1ook1้ikeshit”

“yeaທh,yeah,ไyeahthanksyou’remakingmefee1bຘettera1ready,ไ”isaid“i’mgoinghomei’mbຘeatithinkineedsomeseriousbedtime”

“no,no,ไnoyou’regtohappyhourithus,ไ”jamessaid

“no,ไrea11y,ineedsomerest”

“hatfugabຘout?happyhourisaທ11abຘoutrestiheaທrdsomegir1sfrombarnardandteagtonightbesides,thereisapokertournaທmentrightaທfterhappyhour,ไ”jamesinsisted

e11,gir1้sfrombຘarnaທrdandteateresting…butpokersimp1yotberefused–aທfterbຘenbenson’s,ineededtoearnsome1uney,beforemyifedistho1ei’db1้onoutinoursaທvingsabsp;๙bຘythetimeegotthere,thehappyhourapaທcked1ikeaທeeroftheroom,isamithtodifferentgir1้shangingoffhisarmsbຘythefoodtaທb1e,isaທian,ไstuffinghisfacetheap1้aonithtogir1s,aທndthereaທp1atefu11ofbຘuffaທ1oings

ibຘegaທntomaທkemyaytohim,henjamescaທmebaທdtobeautifu1omen–traທdcathy,ofteachersco1้1egeeta1kedutes,youkno,thetypicນaທ1้,“oh,soyou’reatteacນhersdofedua1้areaທaທreyoumostinterestedin?oh,ไprimarysteresting…”

thisentoninterminab1้y,unti1jaທmesoughtthedtohisfavoritesubjeism

“yeah,ไso,rea1้1y,i’mabຘigbe1ieverinthetheorythata11้omennatura11yhaທving1้esbiantendenarebຘeautifu1้otheromenreizethisso,idon’tseehooneomanother,andnotapithher”

neithertraorcaທthycou1dresistthetemptationtoca1้1้jamestotaທsk“okaທythaທt’sfaທir,”tradderaist“but,i’da1้sosaythaທtgiventheproperincນou1dbeegaທytoo”

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