UC Berkeley student Tay talks about how he approaches learning hobbies and skills while resolving parental pressures.
0:00 Intro
1:54 Major(s)
2:26 Love for Math
3:58 High-School Upbringing
8:20 CS Learning Process
9:18 Branching out into Machine Learning
10:40 Feeding Sparks of Interests
12:01 Finding Someone to Learn with
14:45 Card Magic Side Hustle
16:36 Persisting through Difficult Learning
18:53 Is Magic a Good Side Hustle?
20:40 Meeting Expectations of Parents
25:12 Relabeling Trauma
28:09 Is there a Parenting Rulebook?
30:26 Generational Values
32:28 Personal Competitive Edge
34:50 Imposter Syndrome
35:55 Campus Involvements
36:32 Getting into Consulting
37:48 Campus Organization Culture
39:45 Benefits of Multiple Communities
41:29 The Beauty of Teaching
44:45 Berkeley Research
45:52 Large language Model 101
56:20 Appreciation Comes from the Journey
58:27 Personal Programming Project
1:03:00 Future Goal
1:05:00 How to Take Action
1:09:00 Question from Last Guest
1:11:00 Question for the Next Guest
1:11:46 El Fin
