Sometimes you have to give away to gain something better, or let go to avoid an even greater loss; call it sacrifice. But you cannot call your act a sacrifice or risk taking if you're waiting for absolute assurance, if you're always looking for a means of indemnity against loss. You must have the courage to lose sight of what's at stake.
Mark Zuckerberg is said to have once told a group of young entrepreneurs that “in a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”
But just in case you want to risk it halfway like Zuckerberg, remember this: if you know you wouldn't be able to do it without studying it, and you know you're academically intelligent, go for it, because what went well for the goose may not go well for the gander, and knowing that a degree is a surer and more secure path to modern day success.
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