Act With Urgency

Top interns succeed by treating every week as high-leverage and avoiding the common traps that waste time. Here are the core points from this lesson:

• Adopt a mindset of urgency—internships are short, so prioritize work that drives progress on your main project and skip distractions like excessive social events or irrelevant tasks
• Use a structured timeline: ramp up quickly in the first 3 weeks, execute intensely for 6, and aim to wrap and demo your project by week 10
• Aggressively seek help when blocked and bias toward action—don’t wait for replies when a quick conversation can resolve things faster
• Avoid rabbit holes into infrastructure or tooling curiosity; stay focused on work that directly impacts your deliverables and evaluation