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Originally Posted by |Zach|
Impressive you were able to break out of that small bubble...what do you attribute that to? Was there some outside influence?
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Honestly, I view it as my greatest life accomplishment. I had to fight my way out of that situation, and it's painful to come to the conclusion that your own parents are trying to undermine you.
I don't know if there was something in particular that helped me. I had a habit of developing friendships with very capable and motivated people, and they were to a great extent my mentors. But I think another big factor was the fact that my parents weren't thriving and I didn't want their life. It didn't take a genius to see that there were better paths, and the fact that they didn't want me to pursue those paths was telling.