“of someone who I wrote off as hopeless within 30 seconds of being introduced to them.”
Few college professors would do this because many students are unimpressive when you first talk with them but than do brilliantly on exams and papers.
I’ve known people be hopeless for months, then suddenly for no observable reason begin acting brilliantly, another reminder that small data sets aren’t sufficient to predict a system as complex as human behaviour.
“of someone who I wrote off as hopeless within 30 seconds of being introduced to them.”
Few college professors would do this because many students are unimpressive when you first talk with them but than do brilliantly on exams and papers.
I’ve known people be hopeless for months, then suddenly for no observable reason begin acting brilliantly, another reminder that small data sets aren’t sufficient to predict a system as complex as human behaviour.