I think my stubborn and and somewhat anti-authoritarian streak helped me avoid most of this damage. I was the kid who always questioned the arbitrary restricti

I think my stubborn and and somewhat anti-authoritarian streak helped me avoid most of this damage. I was the kid who always questioned the arbitrary restrictions placed on problems, the ones designed to drive you down a certain subset of paths. I still have trouble with trying to "conform" or find "the right way" to do something, though.