" When a student at Pomona told me that she’d love to have a chance to think about the things she’s studying, only she doesn’t have the time, I asked her if she had ever considered not trying to get an A in every class. She looked at me as if I had made an indecent suggestion. "

― William Deresiewicz , Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life