u/Dry-Cockroach1723

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I just noticed my background agents are named Bacon, Aquinas, Russell, Helmholtz, Lovelace, and Turing.

At this point, if the LLM still fails, I would honestly be shocked. These names are way too legendary for a regular error message.

Like, imagine telling people: “Yeah, the task failed. Francis Bacon, Thomas Aquinas, Bertrand Russell, Helmholtz, Ada Lovelace, and Alan Turing were all on it, but they couldn’t figure it out.”

That’s not a bug anymore. That’s a philosophical crisis.

I’m a computing student with a GPA around 4.0–4.5 in a Singapore Uni. I’m not a top-tier FCH student, but I’m not struggling either probably slightly above average.

Recently, I’ve started questioning whether grinding extremely hard for an A in every module is always worth it. For many courses, the time investment feels huge for what is ultimately just a number on a transcript. Sometimes it feels like chasing grades comes at the expense of actual learning, transferable skills, health, and productivity especially when there’s a gap between what school teaches and what the market actually values.

One example is attendance marks. People commute a long way just for a 5% tutorial attendance grade. Across 12 weeks, that can easily become 12+ hours spent sitting in rooms for a single module, where not much is gained, when that time could go toward sleep, projects, internships, self-learning, or just taking care of yourself.

Does anyone else feel the same way, especially given how competitive computing is now? Would appreciate advice from seniors on how to balance grades, skills, and wellbeing.

I’m a computing student with a GPA around 4.0–4.5. I’m not a top-tier FCH student, but I’m not struggling either probably slightly above average.

Recently, I’ve started questioning whether grinding extremely hard for an A in every module is always worth it. For many courses, the time investment feels huge for what is ultimately just a number on a transcript. Sometimes it feels like chasing grades comes at the expense of actual learning, transferable skills, health, and productivity especially when there’s a gap between what school teaches and what the market actually values.

One example is attendance marks. People commute a long way just for a 5% tutorial attendance grade. Across 12 weeks, that can easily become 12+ hours spent sitting in rooms for a single module, where not much is gained, when that time could go toward sleep, projects, internships, self-learning, or just taking care of yourself.

Does anyone else feel the same way, especially given how competitive computing is now? Would appreciate advice from seniors on how to balance grades, skills, and wellbeing.