When I was in high school in the early 90s I had the option of doing music or computing studies. I chose the latter. While I agree that some of the material wa

When I was in high school in the early 90s I had the option of doing music or computing studies. I chose the latter. While I agree that some of the material was boring and mundane, it really did play a major role in me becoming a software developer and enjoying it. I had a teacher friend once tell me that she generally doesn't expect students to learn everything, she just expects them to recognise it when they see it again. So a child learning the ABC's doesn't really understand what they represent but it's through recognition that they do the actual learning. At some point there is a brainfart and concept become linked and you have your first mindblow. More recently I finished up some post-grad studies and one of the courses I did was HCI (Human Computer Interaction). This was very dry and boring for the most part. But it was the one that left the most impact on me. It didn't connect with me at the time but now I regularly think "Oh shit, that's what she meant! UX is so fucking important". Again, this has shaped my relationships to users and the constant blame game I'd play when someone couldn't use what I had built. I very rarely, if ever, blame the user now. TL;DR: So yeah, school can make things boring but don't underestimate how the subtle accumulation of knowledge can change your life. p.s. Be humble. Never stop learning. Let your brain fart.