college taught me many things.  the difference in active and passive RFID tags, what 1080i and 1080p mean, the kinds of multiplexing different cell phones use, and the reasons why digital cable can never really be considered digital.  but above all the forumlas, facts, history, and theories i learned, one lesson stands out above all else:

well begun is half finished.

my professor doctor jim janssen taught me that in my senior year in our final course.  the lesson is simple — if you do the work that’s needed up front, you’ll have less problems the rest of the way.  though the lessson may be simple, actually heeding its words can be quite difficult.

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