He said 'I always thought you were too hands-on for that lecture hall,' which was the first time someone framed my dropout as a fit issue, not a failure. Anyone else have a comment from an old teacher that reframed your whole exit?
I was set to leave college right away, but I paused for a term. That pause turned into months of just figuring stuff out slowly. It taught me that rushing isn't always the answer. Now, I run a small blog about life changes, and that waiting period was key.