Before real-world exposure, every student carries a sweet internal fiction about careers, skills, and “how life will unfold.” DELULU isn’t stupidity — it’s imagination without data. Internships gently upgrade dreams into direction.
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4️. The Skill Overestimation Habit: Students often believe they can “pick up anything in two days.” Internships lovingly prove that learning takes effort and that effort feels surprisingly good.
Q4: Do you sometimes assume you can learn anything in two days?