Deep love for learning not education.
And a lack of an emphasis on fitting in.
The rest was a counter example of how not to be an adult. I was very strait laced and grew up quickly because raising me was too much for my father. I have severe ADHD and I’m sure my dad does too. Adulting was too hard for him.
So I was extremely motivated to make something of myself as a result. I didn’t have an idea of a specific goal, but I wanted to earn more than $70k salary doing something with computers.