"I do have some early role models. I recall wanting to be a real-life version of the fictional "Sandor Arbitration Int…"

"Here's my experience. I applied to just MIT and my state university (University of Washington). I got on MIT's waitin…"

"[By the way], since you are advising high school students and undergrads, I suggest that you mention to them that the…"

"I typically find myself wanting to verify every single fact or idea that I hadn't heard of before, and say either "ho…"

"Here's my own horror story with academic publishing. I was an intern at an industry research lab, and came up with a …"

"In other words, when I say "what's the evidence for that?", it's not that I don't trust your rationality (although of…"

"I think status is in fact a significant motivation even for me, and even the more "pure" motivations like intellectua…"

"Part of it, which perhaps you and most other observers are not aware, is that I have enough passive income, and enoug…"

"I don't like playing politics, I don't like having bosses and being told what to do, I don't like competition, I have…"

"One solution [to the problem that high status might cause stupidity] that might work (and I think has worked for me, …"