23 Years Old

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Reminders for myself:

• For 19-23 years old, you’ve been grinding. However, try to be really smart with your time. This is #1 advice that Jason Ma gave you. At every waking hour, be intentional with how you spend your time.

As yourself: Is this important to work on? Why are you doing this?

“I feel most alive when I build things that matter and people care that I made them.”

What are your metrics for the things that are important this year?

• Getting a few RL papers published under Jason/Dyna in the next 2-3 months, making core contributions in the RL field
  • get to travel for this
• Getting multiple videos uploaded on YouTube related to robot learning / locomation
  • inspire people

I want to feel alive

You feel most alive when:

• You’re making something others couldn’t.
• People rely on you to move the needle.
• You’re pushing against the edge of what you understand — and pulling others with you.

That’s not fame.

That’s significance.

“I want to build something that only I could build — and share it so others feel the gravity.”

“I want to build intelligent systems that expand what humans and machines can do — and share that journey in a way that makes people feel like they can do the impossible too.”

That is: my youtube skills + engineering skills + research skills

“I feel most alive when I build things that matter and people care that I made them.”