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A "GaJe" Group

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I used to be part of this WhatsApp group. Every week, we would read, and submit what we read. There were also additional though occasional activities like interviews, reviews, and the like. However, we didn't do much else. Did it do much, this reading group? Not really. I was already predisposed towards reading, and this group mainly served to expose that. In fact, it might've been my over-reading that led to my GPA dropping almost half a point from last semester. Moreover, many external observers noted the group didn't accomplish much, and such was the reason many potential recruits were reluctant to join. And anyways after 3 months, the founders decided to officially halt group activities due to declining participation from regular members. So do I regret joining this group?  Not one iota. True, I didn't develop significant good habits from it. True, I might as well have not been in the group, so little were the activities. True, perhaps the first se