The key, from my perspective, is to focus on real work which produces real value for other human beings. In an academic context I admit that it can be difficult to attach this value to your work. As well, in this article, a person bemoans the opportunities their parents gave them; piano lessons, math competitions, etc. Even though they have clearly benefited from these advantages, it's unclear to me if the person ack…
The author is not bemoaning the opportunities he had but the fact these became requirements
On reflection I agree.
Still, I feel the author should have explicitly acknowledged the fact that there are underprivileged kids out there that would kill for the opportunities he was given.