Peter Vander WallFounder driving creative community growth

I'm a college dropout

Name: I'm a college dropout
Uploaded: 2023-02-25T15:00:30+00:00
Duration: 39 s
Channel: Peter Vander Wall
Description: A short personal monologue by Peter Vander Wall in which he explains that he dropped out of college and subsequently gained knowledge across multiple…

25 Feb 2023 · 1 min

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A short personal monologue by Peter Vander Wall in which he explains that he dropped out of college and subsequently gained knowledge across multiple domains (business, fitness, psychology, nutrition) through real-world experience and mentors. He criticizes traditional college education as outdated and disconnected from practice, and emphasizes that learning—whether inside or outside college—is what matters most.

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Yeah, I dropped out of college. And, you know, some people consider me a loser for having done that. But I've gotten multiple college degrees worth of knowledge in the past couple years because I dropped out. Business, fitness, psychology, nutrition. Like the list goes on. Right. And the best part is I haven't learned this stuff from an outdated textbook or a professor who hasn't left the classroom in like 30 years. I learned it from real life or from people who are actually in the trenches doing the stuff they're talking about. And I think that's really valuable. You know, I honestly hate listening to people who are experts quote unquote, because half the time that just means that they don't actually do the thing they're talking about anymore. I believe whether you go to college or not, like learning is the most important thing. And sadly, that's just not what college is about anymore.