victory_chaser
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Hey everyone, I'm currently a first-year university student studying computer science. I've recently discovered self-improvement and stumbled across MJ DeMarco's book, The Millionaire Fastlane (currently reading Unscripted ). After reading it, I've had such an epiphany that going to university and getting a degree is a complete waste of time. I've vowed to myself to pursue entrepreneurship for life from that point. The problem is, my family really wants me to do well in university, and they tell me to graduate like a good boy (Asian parents). And also I find that computer science isn't really necessary for my entrepreneurship pursuit, and even if it is, I'd learn a lot more if I could go at my own pace. With endless assignments and tasks, I feel drowned in the stress and the 'script' that it's feeding me.
To begin, I was a straight A's student in high school, and all my life I've been fed the script, to get good grades and get in a good university. I've spent so much time studying in high school that I neglected many other areas of life including my social life. Thus, I never really had great friends around me (although that's not the main problem here). The truth is, if I never discovered the truth about the 'script' and the 'slowlane', I would probably end up like most people, working a job and living the normal life.
My family really wants me to graduate university, since in Asian culture it's considered a significant 'milestone' in life. They understand my entrepreneurial passions, but they want me to keep a degree as a 'backup'. My problem right now is that university assignments and homework is really draining my energy and making me invest so much time into my studies, so much that I barely have any mental energy left to pursue entrepreneurship. I want to devote all my attention to this, but I still need to pass my exams to keep my parents satisfied. What do I do?
To begin, I was a straight A's student in high school, and all my life I've been fed the script, to get good grades and get in a good university. I've spent so much time studying in high school that I neglected many other areas of life including my social life. Thus, I never really had great friends around me (although that's not the main problem here). The truth is, if I never discovered the truth about the 'script' and the 'slowlane', I would probably end up like most people, working a job and living the normal life.
My family really wants me to graduate university, since in Asian culture it's considered a significant 'milestone' in life. They understand my entrepreneurial passions, but they want me to keep a degree as a 'backup'. My problem right now is that university assignments and homework is really draining my energy and making me invest so much time into my studies, so much that I barely have any mental energy left to pursue entrepreneurship. I want to devote all my attention to this, but I still need to pass my exams to keep my parents satisfied. What do I do?
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