"Why!? Eli Why?!!" My roommate playfully yelled at me as he dropped his computer game controller and clapped his hands for effect. "Why?!"(Clap) "Eli" (Clap, Clap) "Why?!" (Clap). It was 2:30 AM, and just about two weeks into the semester. I had woken up to the sound of my alarm, grabbed my books, and was about to head off to the study room. My roommate was baffled and couldn't see any reason why I should be heading to the study room to learn at 2:30 AM, when the semester had just started. So, to his question, I simply smiled and replied, "You don't know where I'm coming from, you don’t know." I then continued my journey to the study room, where I had a productive study session. Who studies two weeks into the semester? Someone who has a strong 'WHY.' Someone whose 'WHY' for wanting to perform better in school doesn't conform to the typical expectations of most university students. You se...
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