The author was contemplating going back to grad school for a journalism degree. His mentor asked him if he could go but couldn't tell anyone that he went, would he still do it? The question cut through the noise of his decision-making process and made an important point about what motivated him. He says we can spend our entire lives chasing carrots without truly feeling full.

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