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Live Call with a Rank Holder who wants to Quit Education to become like Loy Machedo

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Channel: Loy Machedo · 2013 · Entertainment

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(Editors Note: I just listened to my own video recording and believe me when I say this - I got bored listening to my own voice, my own accent and my own nonsense. I have no idea how did that guy bear to listen to my crap!)

This was the email I had received from a young man who decided to quit his education to become like 'Loy Machedo' - because he was under the impression Quitting College was the sure-shot way to become successful.

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Hi,

This is XYZ. I'm 21 years Old. And I like to get some piece of mind from you before taking my decision on Dropping out college.

I'm from Tamilnadu, a Southern state in India. And I completed my secondary schooling with 92% marks. Then my higher secondary schooling with 95% marks. Due to good scores I managed to get a seat in PSG College of Technology, one the leading technological institution in India in 2010. And from the day I joined there I was frustrated. I was always thinking that I'm wasting my time here. I believed that it there is some flaw with education system since there was no enough time allocated for subjects. For example, Engineering Graphics course had only 40 hours. In reality 400 hours won't be enough for it. This is just an example. And there was many other problems with education. And to say about me, I'm an extensive reader. I read everything I come across. I like to get deeper in anything I'm learning. I don't like to graze just the tips. And I felt extremely offended. I felt I would waste my time here wasting my parents money. So, I decided to drop. I did. And in 2011 I took a less expensive and easily manageable physics degree in another prestigious institution. One year went without any problem. And in 2012 I had an inspiration to write. And I forget to inform you that, I write from my childhood. I write poems, short stories which I've never publicized. I kept them to myself. And in 2012 I started sharing it with one of my friend and through him it went in hand of staffs. Thus they recognized my writing and encouraged me to write. I started writing a essay series on first zen patriarch Bodhidharma in my local language Tamil. It took one year for me to complete it. And after completing I published it in this January. It got more than enough welcome for a first time writer.

And right from the beginning I was unable to sit in Classes. I was arguing that classes are wasting time. They don't have no capacity to infuse any quality in minds. And to your notice I feel uncomfortable to sit even for a hour inside class rooms. Since I was able to grasp the same one hour lecture with more depth when learning myself outside the class rooms within short span of Time. And now I'm working on a Novel. Bilingual. Both in English and Tamil. But my college degree is affecting my time. Its consuming much of it. I'm in a plan to discontinue this degree too for the above reasons. This degree has not costed me a lot. I've just spent 300$ in total since I had some concessions. And I think I have some time to other works too. I'm self learner. I read ateast a book every week. And I'm learning some language courses and others apart from college degrees. So I'm in a mood to drop my degree off. I would be happy if you were able to help me in this cause. I watched your video just a minute ago this draft. I had some hope inside. That's the reason to contact you. Give some of your comments on my decision If you have time to spend on me. Thanks for hearing. And regards from my side for making good effort in making others feel good. Thank You.

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Loy Machedo
Thinker | Tattooed Trainer | Thought Provoker
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