Anonymous
That there is a prize at the end.
No matter how many points you score during life (going to a fancy school, landing a six-figure salary, marrying a hot chick), we all end up at the same place: dead. The richest man dies just as the poorest woman does. So, think about what you want to spend your lifetime doing.
and
What is one thing you wish you had known at 21?
A long time from now will be now really soon.
Bonus:
We tend to greatly overestimate what we can achieve in the next 10 months and greatly underestimate what we can achieve in the next 10 years.