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Alejandro Dinas's avatar

To be true many times I've feel like that. Those words on focus on your own purpose and not on other's project kept resounding in my mind.

I've seen research papers or other's tittles and that used to make me a little jealous. However, one day I was thinking about and ai realized that my goals were far different than them.

As time went by I became more conscious about and when somebody tells me about his project, I think what can I learn and if there's any lesson or teaching I can get from them.

Everybody is like a book, just like Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra would say:

There's no book so bad that doesn't have something good.

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Craig Palsson @ Market Power's avatar

Thanks for that Cervantes quote. I just saved it.

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shruti's avatar

i have opted for masters in economics i have done my bech in commerce. i alway think that what extra i can do with my studies. i also doubt will economics lead me to good career . i am from india and here i have never seen anyone interested about economics around me. but when i saw your videos i could think of what extra i can with my degree. And you said we should work on our own projects whatever we are interested about. but i am still confused about from where i should start. i looked with sites you suggested but i am still clueless . Could you please please guide me from where to start and wht todo.any book which helps me with this , anything .

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Luis Posada's avatar

Certainly, what you're doing is working. I am am young person who has recently been passionate about Economics as something to pursue in College. Your videos, in part, have been a contributing factor in that decision. Your video on Under-Rewarded effort made me realize that I want to work in Development Economics. You were certainly under-selling what you did and the impact you can have. Being a communicator of ideas can contribute just as much to a field as actual research, even if it is more indirect and a little harder to see.

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