A HUGE amount (if not ALL) of what we do directly depends upon who we are trying to impress, who we admire, who we look up to and who we look to emulate. Which is why simple people whose private / social lives are aligned to their work do particularly well.

On another related subject –

In that sense, i think i should have started directly working after Class 12. What little education ive had appears to have spoilt me – made me unsuited for even the most elementary kinds of standardized tasks.

I, in fact, sortof feel bad for all those PhD types who start working when they’re like 29 or 30 – there’re HUGE numbers of  jobs they’re unqualified for, sort of overqualified for, you could say. Puts lots of restrictions on what one can do to make a living.

P.s I totally need a shrink. No ?