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The Art Of Reinventing Yourself… Or Anything Else
The Three Step Bridge Technique
I’m about to admit something that will irk every academic who reads this.
It was my last semester of undergraduate school. A terrifying question consumed me.
How can I coast through my last semester and exploit my waining carefree life of navel-gazing by day and cheap beer drinking by night?
I signed up for a few notoriously easy classes. The History of Rock N Roll was a favorite for graduating seniors. You can guess why.
The class met in the evening once per week. It finished up at 8:30 PM. What could be better? You listen to some music for two and a half hours, grab a slice of pizza and hit the bars. Isn’t that why we have higher education?
I didn’t know it at the time, but a new professor had taken over The History of Rock N Roll class. It was no longer the designated time-killer for graduating seniors looking to bag three easy credits.
The professor made a point of acknowledging the reputation of this course on the first day of class. He further stated that it would be a challenging experience.
It Was A Blessing
A few of my friends dropped the course the next day. I stuck around. I don’t…