

A good haircut can help. Get one that fits your face better than whatever standard cut you’ve had since middleschool or earlier.
Fat hides change. Get fit.
A lot of the difference between hs and mid 20s is largely about demeanor. How you carry yourself with a bit more knowledge about who you are.




Hilarious to throw biotech out there at the end as its a similar case with a lot of smart people doing not what they want and hard to pivot out of. The filter also works similarly.