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as a typical HBS student, tall, with graciousmanners, prom<strong>in</strong>ent cheekbones,a w<strong>in</strong>some smile, and a fashionablychoppy, surfer-dude haircut. He’d liketo f<strong>in</strong>d a job <strong>in</strong> private equity when hegraduates. But talk to Don for a whileand you’ll notice that his voice is s<strong>of</strong>terthan those <strong>of</strong> his classmates, his headever so slightly cocked, his gr<strong>in</strong> a littletentative. Don is “a bitter <strong>in</strong>trovert,” ashe cheerfully puts it—bitter because themore time he spends at HBS, the moreconv<strong>in</strong>ced he be<strong>com</strong>es that he’d betterchange his ways.Don likes hav<strong>in</strong>g a lot <strong>of</strong> time to himself,but that’s not much <strong>of</strong> an option atHBS. His day beg<strong>in</strong>s early <strong>in</strong> the morn<strong>in</strong>g,when he meets for an hour and ahalf with his “Learn<strong>in</strong>g Team”—a preassignedstudy group <strong>in</strong> which participationis mandatory (students at HBSpractically go to the bathroom <strong>in</strong>140/929

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