It had the opposite effect on me. I began to feel guilty for wasting my intelligence. I knew my older brother was at least as smart as me, and fell into an add

It had the opposite effect on me. I began to feel guilty for wasting my intelligence. I knew my older brother was at least as smart as me, and fell into an addiction cycle early on, so I was determined to not follow in his footsteps. Granted, I still went on to slack off and spend 7 years as an undergrad, but it payed off in the end.