Career wisdom for fresh grads

Hi guys,

I am a recent grad starting my full-time career in the MM world this year.

Since I could not find a thread on this, I wanted to ask whether some of the more senior people on this forum have more general advice on how to approach work (e.g. should you keep a clear distinction between personal and work, how not to burn out, personal finance, how to build good relationships/reputation inside the firm, which things to avoid etc.).

Really anything that comes to mind you wish you knew before starting.

Thank you!

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The main reason for asking this is because i feel like it hasn‘t been covered much, not because I think those are the most important questions

 
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