>But I recently realized there is a very good reason to take Calculus. It’s to prove you can do hard things Doing hard things proves you can do hard things. Wh

>But I recently realized there is a very good reason to take Calculus. It’s to prove you can do hard things Doing hard things proves you can do hard things. Where does calculus enter into it? >The more hard things you push yourself to do, the more competent you will see yourself to be "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." >Most C students are not doing other hard things instead of school. They’re just goofing off, so they end up working for the A student. This is ridiculous. Author goes on to imply these ("most C students") are on social media and using drugs. I'd put any money on them being much more likely to have been raised by the type of parent who believes their kid needs a reason to want to learn calculus. Oh, and what is "hard" by the way? Is it doing something you're not good at until you're good at it? Does it need to be valuable from my perspective or that of my parent? Should it take a certain amount of time to become "good" at it? When am I good at it? Can it be a hobby I enjoy even while it's difficult, or must it be a chore? What if I'm forced to overcome some hurdle in my life for example growing up with a foolish parent with warped worldviews?