A quote about risk and reward inspired a conversation about school, my opinion was that the measurement of success is very different in school than in life. During the conversation it was mentioned that when we're young school serves the purpose of conditioning us to act in a manner which is socially acceptable when we become adults. As an adult, I now face challenges like coming up with new disruptive ideas, ones that break apart social norms as a service. Is that something I was conditioned to do? How does one know what is outside the box, if one does not first know the box's dimensions?
