handshakezkid

Great point Articulate! It's certainly true that causation (or, with the Gambler's Fallacy, falsely-presumed causation) plays a part in the post, but at the same time the importance of statistics cannot be overplayed. The correlation between preexisting and current trends is strongly emphasized; this can lead to that falsely-presumed causation you mentioned, and that in turn can lead to people treading water and ultimately failing. We're both in agreement that A doesn't necessarily equate to B though, and that's the overarching message behind the Gambler's Fallacy in sales and business. Just because a customer has bought from you before doesn't necessarily mean that they'll buy from you again; you need to wow them by being obsessed with them and their problems.

@hardwaresofton

Thanks for the encouragement! I really am enjoying myself, and things will only continue to improve the longer that I'm at Handshakez.

I've heard that advice before actually, funny you should mention it. I'm lucky, in that one of my colleagues is also close to my age, and he is a prodigious programming talent. I plan on talking with him, and our other developers, so that I will begin to gain some modicum of familiarity with the technical aspect of the company.

I am planning on returning to Georgetown after this year: it's an outstanding school, and I'm very grateful to be going there. My hope in taking this gap year was not for it to be an alternative to college, but rather for it to add perspective to what I'll eventually study.

Again, thanks for the reply!