How about skip all of it? I did, and I treasure my almost unique experience. I turn 59 today and I still draw strength from certain facts: - when I was 12 I le

How about skip all of it? I did, and I treasure my almost unique experience. I turn 59 today and I still draw strength from certain facts: - when I was 12 I led a breakout from summer camp - when I was 14 I left home - when I was 16 I quit school - I became an emancipated minor at 17 I never enrolled in university. My education comes from being interested in things. I supported myself by having a useful skill— making computers do things. I’m sure if I had gone to school I’d be telling you about how that helped me. Everyone justifies their own origin story. My story is not really about alternative education— it’s about how the real precious thing is agency. The feeling of self-efficacy. The sooner you begin to understand that your life is your OWN work of art, the less life you will waste on other people’s business.