How to Stop Having Fomo as a Curious Engineer: Hold a Thread
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I mean, I’m also someone who is fascinated by knowledge, and what keeps me grounded is knowing that there is more to life. There is an infinite amount of knowledge and as such you could also think of that never quenching thirst for knowledge as maybe too much greed.