How were you academically in school? Has that had an impact on your life?

I have come to realise that marks are bullshit as you can cram shit up a few days before the exam but the process of studying everyday was the actual lesson. It built discipline, discipline to slowly work towards learning anything new in life.

Like the reason I did not crack jee back then even though I was smart enough was because I just did not have the discipline enough to study everything. I failed not because I was not intelligent enough, I failed because I did not prepare enough, did not practice enough. Now you see people around you all acting adhd with 0 attention spans and unable to focus on upskilling. It's not because you are unmotivated or stupid bro, it's because you never learnt the boring art of sitting and focusing on a subject.

Nah, somewhere I heard most of the founders are backbenchers. Front benchers make good employees or they play it safe. So one can find some correlation but it is not the only basis

From a govt school topper to dropping out of college has been quite the journey. Although, I went on to complete graduation late in the twenties but not in the field that I wanted.

Reflecting on it, on a daily basis when I see my colleagues and friends doing really well, I feel a sense of guilt knowing I could have achieved more for both myself and my family but now I am just a miserable soul.

I was a big failure.