I dropped out of university 8 months ago.
But I didn’t have the guts to tell my parents until a few days ago.
At the end of the conversation, the air in the room tensed up.
Here’s the story:
But I didn’t have the guts to tell my parents until a few days ago.
At the end of the conversation, the air in the room tensed up.
Here’s the story:
It was 29th October 2022.
8 months after the ASUU strike on all Nigerian federal universities began.
I sat on my wooden bunk bed and looked around my room for the first time in almost a year.
Then, my phone broke the silence with a notification buzz.
8 months after the ASUU strike on all Nigerian federal universities began.
I sat on my wooden bunk bed and looked around my room for the first time in almost a year.
Then, my phone broke the silence with a notification buzz.
I picked it up and read through what interrupted me.
It was a message from my class’s WhatsApp group chat and we had an assignment due in 4 days.
The questions ripped into my mind.
“Why am I here?“
“What’s the point of this?“
It was a message from my class’s WhatsApp group chat and we had an assignment due in 4 days.
The questions ripped into my mind.
“Why am I here?“
“What’s the point of this?“
Once upon a time, I loved school.
The idea of learning and sharing ideas with my mates was always intriguing.
But I desired to become an entrepreneur, and the school didn’t look like the best route.
I validated those suspicions after joining Money Twitter in January 2022.
The idea of learning and sharing ideas with my mates was always intriguing.
But I desired to become an entrepreneur, and the school didn’t look like the best route.
I validated those suspicions after joining Money Twitter in January 2022.
I recall seeing creators like @WrongsToWrite shit on the school system almost daily.
It was “this thread is better than a business degree“ or “you don’t need college to do X“.
As a Nigerian scholar, this ate at me.
It was “this thread is better than a business degree“ or “you don’t need college to do X“.
As a Nigerian scholar, this ate at me.
Compared to them, who lived in the UK and USA (countries with the best education on earth), getting a degree in a 3rd world country wasn’t encouraging.
Even if I wanted a job, staring at this would break me:
Even if I wanted a job, staring at this would break me:
Uni was pointless, but I couldn’t disappoint my parents.
They wanted me to get a degree, followed by a high-paying job. In fact, they didn’t just tell me; they affirmed it to their peers.
I knew dropping out wouldn’t just break them, it’ll drag the entire family image down.
They wanted me to get a degree, followed by a high-paying job. In fact, they didn’t just tell me; they affirmed it to their peers.
I knew dropping out wouldn’t just break them, it’ll drag the entire family image down.
A tough decision.
But I made it.
To understand why, we need to look at 3 areas.
Before you read, view me as a light and NOT Jesus Christ himself. I’m here to show you how I think and not tell you what to think, so take my words at phase value.
I don’t preach. I project.
But I made it.
To understand why, we need to look at 3 areas.
Before you read, view me as a light and NOT Jesus Christ himself. I’m here to show you how I think and not tell you what to think, so take my words at phase value.
I don’t preach. I project.
The reasons behind my decision:
(1) Freedom
(2) Convergent thinking
(3) Opportunity Cost
Let’s dive in:
(1) Freedom
(2) Convergent thinking
(3) Opportunity Cost
Let’s dive in:
(1) Freedom
One of the few organs that cement humans at the top of the food chain is our prefrontal lobe.
It’s responsible for allowing us to think, plan, store information, and make judgments.
So, it begs the question: “If you can’t think, are you even human?”
One of the few organs that cement humans at the top of the food chain is our prefrontal lobe.
It’s responsible for allowing us to think, plan, store information, and make judgments.
So, it begs the question: “If you can’t think, are you even human?”
The name “Francis” means “Free man”.
To be free means to have options.
I despised University, so lingering there would’ve meant I wasn’t true to my name. It would’ve implied I was acting against my will — another term used to describe slavery, not so?
I refuse to be a slave.
To be free means to have options.
I despised University, so lingering there would’ve meant I wasn’t true to my name. It would’ve implied I was acting against my will — another term used to describe slavery, not so?
I refuse to be a slave.
The first sentence of one of my favourite songs, lemon, goes like this:
“The truth will set you free ...but first, it’ll piss you off.”
Brace yourself for this hard pill.
I love my parents with all my heart.
But I will always love me more.
“The truth will set you free ...but first, it’ll piss you off.”
Brace yourself for this hard pill.
I love my parents with all my heart.
But I will always love me more.
(2) Convergent thinking
If I can move from point A to Z, does it matter how I do it as long as it’s legal and doesn’t harm anyone?
It doesn’t.
My parents want me to be:
- Educated
- Healthy
- Happy
- Rich
Sadly, they think the only way to this is a Uni degree.
It’s not.
If I can move from point A to Z, does it matter how I do it as long as it’s legal and doesn’t harm anyone?
It doesn’t.
My parents want me to be:
- Educated
- Healthy
- Happy
- Rich
Sadly, they think the only way to this is a Uni degree.
It’s not.
(3) Oppurtunity cost
I once thought about balancing school and business together.
We wouldn’t have this conversation if I did so, right?
Well… That’s when I thought about the term I learned back in economics class:
I once thought about balancing school and business together.
We wouldn’t have this conversation if I did so, right?
Well… That’s when I thought about the term I learned back in economics class:
Time is more important than money.
You can make money, multiply it, save it, lose it, make it again, and repeat it.
Time? Nuh-uh.
So, why should I spend my most precious resource on things that don’t energise me?
Isn’t work without fulfilment another term for prostitution?
You can make money, multiply it, save it, lose it, make it again, and repeat it.
Time? Nuh-uh.
So, why should I spend my most precious resource on things that don’t energise me?
Isn’t work without fulfilment another term for prostitution?
Then, I thought about what my 100-year-old would say.
(Yes, I have centenarian plans. Deal with it.)
I knew he would want my young ass to do whatever made sense to me.
If everything goes wrong? I’ll rub some dirt on my wounds and keep going.
Still fresh, fit, and unfazed.
(Yes, I have centenarian plans. Deal with it.)
I knew he would want my young ass to do whatever made sense to me.
If everything goes wrong? I’ll rub some dirt on my wounds and keep going.
Still fresh, fit, and unfazed.
With these in mind, I ditched the assignment and saw a lecture hall again.
The initial plan was to tell my parents after I made over $100,000.
But on July 4th, 8 months after, I was convinced to fly back home and become the 21st-century prodigal son.
(Video coming soon)
The initial plan was to tell my parents after I made over $100,000.
But on July 4th, 8 months after, I was convinced to fly back home and become the 21st-century prodigal son.
(Video coming soon)
I became officially free on July 5th, 2023.
All in!
I have no regrets.
I didn’t have the conviction to break the news to my parents 8 months ago. So, telling them now is fine. Plus, I’ve missed 3 exams. The idea of a degree in my name is nuked.
All in!
All in!
I have no regrets.
I didn’t have the conviction to break the news to my parents 8 months ago. So, telling them now is fine. Plus, I’ve missed 3 exams. The idea of a degree in my name is nuked.
All in!
One day, I’ll teach a class at one of the best universities in the world despite being a dropout.
Follow me (@francis_oleh) to see it come through.
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I wouldn't have made this decision on my own.
Thank you @thedankoe and @WrongsToWrite for painting a way to succeed without a degree. I'll never forget those contrarian tweets.
Thank you @AlexHormozi for guiding @JacobHopkins43 to drop out and sharing it. Your video and…
Thank you @thedankoe and @WrongsToWrite for painting a way to succeed without a degree. I'll never forget those contrarian tweets.
Thank you @AlexHormozi for guiding @JacobHopkins43 to drop out and sharing it. Your video and…
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After releasing this, many people asked me this:
"How do I do it too?"
Next week, I'll share how I'd do it if I was making the decision again. I understand this is a sensitive topic, so consume that thread with an open mind.
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"How do I do it too?"
Next week, I'll share how I'd do it if I was making the decision again. I understand this is a sensitive topic, so consume that thread with an open mind.
Follow @francis_oleh to see it when it goes LIVE.
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