If You Could Call Yourself Five Years Ago and Had 30 Seconds, What Would You Say?

Nik College, Learning, Life, Quora, Time, Work

January 10th, 2012. Rrrrrring.

“Hey Nik, I don’t have much time, but this is important: stop worrying so much about your fucking grades and start earning your own money.

I know you’re stressed out, because in 4 weeks exams will start and you’re taking more than ever this year, but trust me on this. Grades don’t mean shit and they’re not gonna open you the doors you think they will.

However, not having to rely on your parents’ money to live is something you’ll be proud of for the rest of your life.

And yes, you’ll fail that math exam you postponed because you shat your pants last time. But even that will be okay.

Now go work for Starbucks, that’ll really teach you something.”

Nik

Niklas Göke writes for dreamers, doers, and unbroken optimists. A self-taught writer with more than a decade of experience, Nik has published over 2,000 articles. His work has attracted tens of millions of readers and been featured in places like Business Insider, CNBC, Lifehacker, and many others. Nik has self-published 2 books thus far, most recently 2-Minute Pep Talks. Outside of his day job and daily blog, Nik loves reading, video games, and pizza, which he eats plenty a slice of in Munich, Germany, where he resides.