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1. What does Obama note doing in the first month after leaving office?

Obama remarks that he spends the first month after leaving office on what amounts to an extended vacation. He and his wife sleep in, eat well, and enjoy one another’s company in quiet peace.

2. What reasons does Obama give that those who knew him as a teenager would have doubted he would seek political office?

Obama notes that he did not seem like a candidate for office as a teenager. Instead, they would have seen a mediocre student-athlete disengaged from local leadership and uninterested in things “beyond sports, girls, music, and plans for getting loaded” (8).

3. What advice does Obama note he would offer to his collegiate self, could he go back and give it?

Obama, as most people, has things he would say to his younger self if he could. Among them are to take time, relax, and enjoy things—to follow his friends’ advice and lighten up somewhat.

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