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Sacred Live: Oliver Burkeman on living a meaningful life in the present moment

The Sacred

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The Importance of a Degree

I became incredibly stressed and I think in hindsight an unnecessary way about the university work but yeah, no, who knows. It wasn't a fun time. There was enough of a class thing there to sort of freak me out. And also, you know, I don't want to, I think the sort of social privilege side of going to that university has really helped me in my life. But the degree result, like absolutely never. That's had nothing to do with my, like getting a first instead of a two one that was,. you know, had no effect on my life. You worked for the garden. It's enough.

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