I had a healthy and stable home life, but also parents who pretty much left me to my own devices when it came to school work. In elementary school, I mostly did

I had a healthy and stable home life, but also parents who pretty much left me to my own devices when it came to school work. In elementary school, I mostly did my homework and never, ever studied for a test. In high school, I did about 50% of my homework and probably studied for a grand total of 3-4 tests over that four years. All the while, I aced tests with nearly straight As. In school (elementary school especially), I'd finish tests and other work well before other students, would be bored as they asked questions with "easy" answers, etc. When I got to college, I had zero healthy study habits, and got a good six months of getting my ass kicked until I sorted things out. It wasn't until then that I actually felt challenged and engaged. Until then, I expected to get As and didn't have to work for it. Once in college, where I was challenged, EARNING As was so satisfying. I still remember the feeling of accomplishment of getting As in two chemistry classes, which was a subject I didn't like and I had to work HARD for those grades.