> Dont put effort just for the sake of grades, they are worthless. I have this archetype which I constructed over the years, that I named "34-year-old Patrice"

> Dont put effort just for the sake of grades, they are worthless. I have this archetype which I constructed over the years, that I named "34-year-old Patrice". By just looking at him, you wouldn't be able to tell that 34yo Patrice dropped out of high school, took some odd jobs in his youth which eventually got him into trouble, so he did time. At age 26 he got out and started turning his life around and despite all this hardship is currently a functional member of society and in some regards even more successful than his peers. Point being, life is more complex than just taking and passing tests. I feel like more teenagers should be told this as early as possible.