Comments on: On Adulthood http://averageadam.com/2010/04/05/on-adulthood/ The personal blog of a happily mediocre "adult" Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:17:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ryan Jacobs http://averageadam.com/2010/04/05/on-adulthood/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Ryan Jacobs Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:52:39 +0000 http://averageadam.com/?p=129#comment-112 One thing I find very intriguing: There isn't always a positive correlation between someone's rank/position in an organization and their maturity level. I've met a surprising number of folks who are shockingly immature -- even though one would expect that they would have had to exhibit extraordinary maturity to rise to their position. In comparison, I have been pleasantly surprised by the high level of maturity of the last three co-op students I have hired at uWaterloo. One thing I find very intriguing: There isn’t always a positive correlation between someone’s rank/position in an organization and their maturity level. I’ve met a surprising number of folks who are shockingly immature — even though one would expect that they would have had to exhibit extraordinary maturity to rise to their position.

In comparison, I have been pleasantly surprised by the high level of maturity of the last three co-op students I have hired at uWaterloo.

]]> By: Andrew http://averageadam.com/2010/04/05/on-adulthood/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Andrew Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:10:15 +0000 http://averageadam.com/?p=129#comment-111 Maturity is absolutely dictated by factors external to you: the people you spend time with, the TV shows you watch, the music you listen to, and so on. Maturity has absolutely nothing to do with age and everything to do with your environment. You adapt to the things around you--and the only way to change that is to change what's around you! I don't think I made any sense there, but whatever. Yo, it's hella cool. :-P Maturity is absolutely dictated by factors external to you: the people you spend time with, the TV shows you watch, the music you listen to, and so on. Maturity has absolutely nothing to do with age and everything to do with your environment. You adapt to the things around you–and the only way to change that is to change what’s around you!

I don’t think I made any sense there, but whatever. Yo, it’s hella cool. :-P

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