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15 Jul 2020 Conversations with Tyler Melissa Dell on the Significance of Persistence
“I learned a lot in terms of what my interests are and what motivates me. My grandmother was a pilot during World War II and was always very, very interested in learning.”
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- Melissa Dell
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- 15 Jul 2020
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…What did you learn from your grandmother? I learned a lot in terms of what my interests are and what motivates me. My grandmother was a pilot during World War II and was always very, very interested in learning. Back in that time, she didn’t ever have an opportunity to go to college, but she just read books her entire life and was so curious and would give me all kinds of books, especially related to history and related to cultures in different places, and really encouraged me to be curious and to pursue things and inspired me that women can do that. How do you now decide which history books you want to read? Obviously, many will be project-related, but you know a lot of history about many different areas. What’s your selection algorithm?…
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