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Day 7: Reflecting on the Power of Education

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A MOMENT TO CONSIDER

Visiting the University of Colorado Boulder, Kefei remembers an unsuccessful doctoral application and briefly imagines the life an acceptance might have opened. An unexpected conversation with an older electrical engineering graduate student redirects that backward glance toward present possibilities.

The student shares his change of direction and a favorite campus view of the Rocky Mountains. For Kefei, the meeting brings together education, resilience, and the simple pleasures that can accompany a demanding new beginning.

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TAKE IT WITH YOU

What unfinished possibility from your past might look different if you approached it today?

A question to carry into your day, or your next conversation over coffee.

Published Jul 4, 2024. Reading time estimated at 220 words per minute.
Source: Being Bold by Kefei Wang ↗

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