When we get older we generally don't get wiser we simply get more habitual and become more of what we already were in the first place. If you have strong intell

When we get older we generally don't get wiser we simply get more habitual and become more of what we already were in the first place. If you have strong intellectual/creative habits early on in life (even if you ask lots of stupid questions and flunk out of school) it can serve as a self regulating mechanism later in life. What I mean by this is if you (for lack of a better way to phrase it) start becoming a fucking zombie with a rote 'job' who plops down in front of the TV box and the like every day after work, eventually you will feel like something is missing from your existence due to your earlier childhood habits of curiosity etc. If those earlier habits were strong enough your won't be able to help yourself in finding a better path as it becomes a compulsion. Unfortunately its been my experience that most people are the inverse of this. Ask a question that requires more than 2 brain cells and they change the topic or miss the point....simply out of bad habits. Our habits have a tenancy to lock us into a path, so have good habits early on and never be afraid to yank yourself out of bad ones even if it hurts and makes you feel awkward. Of course I already intuitively knew all this as it is just common sense and very remedial but the above was a crystallized theme for moi this year.