You have to disappoint

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Why it worked

The video taps into the common experience of defying parental expectations and societal norms to pursue personal success, resonating with viewers who have taken similar unconventional paths.

Summary

The creator reflects on dropping out of college despite having good grades, initially disappointing their parents. They contrast this with their current success, where they no longer check prices before buying things, implying their unconventional path led to a better outcome.

Structure

1Disappointing parents for long-term happiness
2Dropping out of college
3Friends calling the path 'cringe'
4Current success and financial freedom
5Proving doubters wrong

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to disappoint short happy I always in school dropped yeah unreasonable parents your what working thing only they're wrong going to isn't going to crazy remember in the car my friends when that what was cringe travel the price 99% to buy laughing I did my own out

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You have to disappoint your parents in the short term to make them happy in the long term. I always had decent grades in school, but I still dropped out of college. And yeah, it wasn't unreasonable decision and my parents were right and your parents are right. What you're doing isn't working. The good thing is that they're only right until they're wrong. Anyone that's going to tell you what you're doing isn't working and they're going to call you crazy. I literally remember I was in the car and some of my friends told me that when that what I was doing was cringe. And now I travel and I don't check the price tag for 99% of the things that I want to buy. And it's like, yeah, who's laughing now? All I did was listen to my own out