If we only fully understood the fundamental importance of this: “. . . didn’t demand that their students take any classes that weren’t of personal interest to them.” We (I) sometimes spend hours self-examining about “… what SHOULD I be doing with my time/life.” Sometime we/I ignore the best answer: “What INTERESTS us/me?” Obviously, you SHOULD have been doing exactly what you did: Write about what INTERESTED you above all else. And then you simply didn’t quit.
If we only fully understood the fundamental importance of this: “. . . didn’t demand that their students take any classes that weren’t of personal interest to them.” We (I) sometimes spend hours self-examining about “… what SHOULD I be doing with my time/life.” Sometime we/I ignore the best answer: “What INTERESTS us/me?” Obviously, you SHOULD have been doing exactly what you did: Write about what INTERESTED you above all else. And then you simply didn’t quit.