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IMO, other than the "you're young and finally out of your parents' house, yippee!" aspect, most college experiences seem to come down to external validation. I

IMO, other than the "you're young and finally out of your parents' house, yippee!" aspect, most college experiences seem to come down to external validation. In theory, if you're lucky, you'll be exposed to a whole new world of intellectual possibilities and meet many wonderful people who'll join you on your journey to maturity, transforming into friendships for life, but that seems to be more the exception than the rule. I've paid maybe $4,000 over the past year for "professional development" courses (writing, business, marketing, etc.) and every single one was totally worth it. I wish I could say the same about the thousands I sunk into college classes before I dropped out.

wallflower 17y ago
$4K is a significant investment. Assuming they were not part of a conference, which courses on writing, specifically did you take?
- ahoyhere 17y ago
  Not all of the relevant ones but off the top of my head (not all courses, some are just guided programs): 31 Days to a Better Blog http://remarkablemarketingblueprint.com/wp/ http://remarkablemarketingblueprint.com/wp/ BrainAudit - and I'm a member of the paid community for this, there are challenges there Various things about sales letters I'm probably going to shell out and take this: http://www.psychotactics.com/articlewriting-details http://www.psychotactics.com/articlewriting-details