I grew up big on studying. I excelled in it, went all they to a Master's and was planning for a PhD. Thankfully, research was too boring for me. I'm an engineer, and studying got me to a good position now. But now, I don't care for it as much as I did 10 years ago. Especially with AI just wreaking havoc on everything.

So, I can't say it was useless, but I agree it didn't provide me with a lifetime drive. One reason I'm externalizing this thought is I am not really sure how to proceed from here after I'm done with hardcore engineering.

Ps. I'm not sure why you can't zap, others zapped me just now.