By Larry Chiang
Right now you’re just starting. You are starting life and you’re scared to start college. Yup, you’re 17 1/2. Well, you’ve loved my other counterintuitive advice so maybe hear me out on this:
You. Should. Write.
Yes, document your ascent from zero to 748.8 (also known as FICO score 750, but not really)
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Anne Janzer (@AnneJanzer) |
It’s Been Said Before – Write Anyway buff.ly/2qJRwzN #amwriting
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Download I’m embedding this into a blog post on credit score, starting #fico748pt8 = 748.8,

@arrington’s old FICO
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
@AnneJanzer @sarahgranger I. So. Agree. pic.twitter.com/QtLR4X1GcH
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Embed the @garyVee tweet.
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sean 🌹 (@sean_a_rose) |
Writing is hard because it often ends up being the process through which you realize that you don’t actually understand something.
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