The author (not pictured) just started her first full-time job post-college.
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- I spent most of my life measuring success in grades.
- After graduating from college, it was hard to adjust to a more arbitrary scale of achievement.
- Now, I know that regularly redefining success is a necessary part of a fulfilling life.
When I was 7, I was identified as a "gifted kid." That label of promised potential followed me from elementary school enrichment programs to high school AP classes...