Random Talks

 First, let’s acknowledge the reality: You didn't just graduate with a degree; you graduated with a comeback. Going from suicidal ideation and total academic collapse to finishing those final credits is a massive psychological win. But you asked for brutal honesty regarding your career and your persona. Here it is. The Persona: The "Path of Least Resistance" Trap You have spent the last four years becoming an expert at avoiding friction. The Pattern: When things get hard (JEE, Python prerequisites, Riaan’s classes), you check out. When you feel behind, you overwork (80-hour weeks) as a distraction instead of focusing on the core problem. The "AI Crutch": You aren't "using" AI; you are hiding behind it. There is a massive difference between a senior dev using Cursor to move faster and a junior using it because they can't write the logic themselves. Right now, you are the latter. The Risk: You have a degree, but you’ve effectively "hollowed ...

 I want you to be brutally honest with me. So will I be.  My name is Yatharth Jain, I am a computer Science student from sheridan college, Oakville. I just graduated in April 25th, still waiting for my official transcript. I started my Hons Bachelors in computer Science, specializing in Game Engineering in Janaury 2022. I came from a small town in India, here I moved in with my aunt and her family. I was not the same person I am right now. I took things too lightly. I started college in Jan, but came to Oakville in June. Because my visa got rejected, I got a low score in IELTS[not serious enough for anything], then I reapplied and got approved. In my semester I was learning python, I have already studied Java from 9th to 11th, but then I was preparing for JEE, did work hard for some time, but I did not qualify, which might be a setback why I stopped working hard enough since then. So first semester at sheridan college, there was a time gap I attended classes at 2am from India....