studying is indeed transactional. this means that there is an input and a result. the intensity of effort put by a student is rationnaly a result of a constan

studying is indeed transactional. this means that there is an input and a result. the intensity of effort put by a student is rationnaly a result of a constant (personal to the student), times the product of the chances of getting a result by the intensity of life changing result you get. nowadays, being a student is an obligation: without those diplomas, you dont get anything. but with those diplomas, you can not get anything. so you have to split your attention between different sources to split the risk.