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[quote=Anonymous]My freshman year in college, I took a lit class as a gen ed and we had to read and give a presentation on a book that has been banned. I was assigned Maus. I put it off til the end because Lit isn't really my interest. So I stayed up late the 3 nights before it was due reading and essentially putting together a presentation full of BS. I was actually really nervous as I thought the professor was going to see right through my half assed attempt. After my presentation he was dead silent and then asked me to stay after class. When everyone else left, he said that was the most insightful and ingenious take on the book he's ever seen in 20+ years. He asked me if I could come back and do my presentation to his doctoral students and if he could use some of my thoughts in his teachings moving forward.

Honestly, I turned down presenting for the higher students because I felt like such a fraud, but the flip side was I also felt really seen and understood in a way I hadn't before. I realized that I don't have to necessarily study so much fact by fact if I can just understand main concepts and apply them in practical, new, or interesting ways. That really powered me through the rest of college and lead me to sales. I still think of that professor often when I close a big deal.[/quote]

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