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The Graduate (part 2)

"I'm doing it to learn", I told her. "I want to study, to learn about the world, to learn to think about the world. It's not about anything else". The conversation had gone on for a while, and I knew where it was heading if I didn't round it off. "I know I need to get a job, I know how important it is. I'm not gonna sit around. But I love learning, that's what I enjoy and that's why I went in the first place." "Good. That's all fine. Just make sure you remember that at the end of the day, you're there to help you get a job. Above anything else". *** "It's about time you started paying your way and living out in the real world!" My third night moderating focus groups in row, was t'nite. I finished work at 11pm and returned to my flat by midnight. I eat, try to wind down. 5 hours sleep at least man, come on, I've learned this the hard way. I try to sleep but my mind finds itself racin...