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Any book recommendations?

My favorites were Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb and Walden by Henry David Thoreau.

Given that list I feel like you should have learned Scala instead.

Why is that? I think I'm ready for a new language.

Perhaps the alliteration.

Can I ask? How does one go on a 12-month sabbatical? Did you just save up a bunch of money at your day job, and then decide one day to take 12 months off and spend a chunk of your savings?

Worked for 10 years. Long distance girlfriend and I wanted to close the gap but didn't want stay in NYC or PHL. So we came up with Option C: sell everything and travel the world for a year. 1.5 years later it's worked out pretty well.

Wow... that takes some courage I would think. Nicely done.

Apply every 7 years for one ;-) (one of the perks of being in academia).