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		clemesha on Nov 4, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What are worthwhile extracurricular activi... Slack on boring homework assignments, and work on a personal (and exciting) side project instead.

_l4lu on Nov 4, 2009 [–]

Yes, but only to an extent. Some of the boring stuff ends up being the foundation for something interesting (it just doesn't look that way at the time). Before giving up on something boring, try to find out what it's useful for, then decide.

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