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Question answered in Quora - What am I going to miss the most by not going to college?

I would say you should work and then go to college in the evening. The problem with going to college full-time spending all the money is lack of contextual learning, you are doing it just because everyone else is doing it. I went to college because that is what everyone else did and also my parents asked me to do that, had I had that option of not going to college, I would have learnt something like Programming or Sales or Design or something that I enjoyed a lot more and then figure out my purpose in life, get the context for the rest of my life and then go to college and get a contextual learning, meaning that type of contextual learning really helps me accomplish my life's purpose.

There is a big difference in doing something for the sake of doing or someone else told you that is what you need to do versus something that you do because that is your purpose in your whole life. When you do it with a sense of purpose it is very different, you will get monumental tasks done and it is fulfilling, it may not be always easy, you might run into a lot of hardships, but it is worth it, where as if you do something like a zombie, you will get bored and that is why you often see there are several students sitting in the last bench drawing graffiti instead of listening to the Professor, that is why when people get hooked into something or they figure out their life's purpose, it makes sense for them and they give up everything and go behind that purpose and pursue a contextual learning.

That is another reason why for many people externally it feels like they have accomplished a lot, but within themselves they don't feel fulfilled, they end up like a zombie because they cannot walk away from the responsibilities they have taken up like family, kids, the family's future etc but still not able to play their current role in a fulfilling manner.

Here is a video on contextual learning -

Also check out my book Puga Sankara's Supply Chain Blog - that is a must read before spending Hundreds & Thousands of $$$ on your MBA or Masters Degree to get the best ROI or before starting your Entrepreneurial journey.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Puga Sankara is the CEO and Founder of Smart Gladiator. Smart Gladiator is an ATDC Georgia Tech company, Smart Gladiator's award-winning product LoadProof (https://feature.loadproof.com/loadproof) is an Enterprise Photo Documentation System that is enjoying tremendous traction in the Supply Chain Community. LoadProof (https://feature.loadproof.com/loadproof) is a patent pending Centralized Cloud based Enterprise Photo Documentation System for Supply Chain. It is built on the premise that photos and videos are vital documentation serving as compelling proof of important operations performed in the supply chain within and across organizations. These operations may be related to fulfilling customer orders, meeting contractual obligations, or transferring merchandise across different parties taking part in the Supply Chain operations. LoadProof is as important for your organization as an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) which is an enterprise system of record for critical documents such as Purchase Orders, Sales Orders, Contracts between parties etc. that have tremendous legal ramifications, or a WMS (Warehouse Management System), that holds indispensable information related to orders shipment/fulfilment data. Just like Instagram, Facebook or Snapchat have evolved into platforms that enable individuals to showcase how pretty they or their clothes are, LoadProof is a similar Enterprise system of record that holds photos, not so much for show off, but to serve as compelling, unequivocal, thoroughly documented proof, even in the court of law when there is a dispute between organizations while they perform many facets of their functions/operations, as well as for increased visibility and transparency within the Supply Chain. The capabilities of LoadProof are discussed in detail in the next sections of the document below. LoadProof is live in 460+ Sites, 250+ corporates, 13 Countries.There are more testimonials in this link here also https://www.g2.com/products/loadproof/reviews. Learn more here on our YouTube channel,  https://youtube.com/@smartgladiatorloadproof  & also here in LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartgladiator/

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