Students spend years “studying” but barely producing anything real. Not because they’re lazy but because the system trains them to absorb, not apply. Internships expose how much silent energy is drained without meaningful output.
10. The Productivity Illusion: Long hours of studying feel productive… but nothing measurable is created. Real work flips the script, value is measured in outcomes, not time spent staring at a book.
Q10: How productive did you feel once real outcomes were required?