In my final two years of high school, I frequently skipped class and disappeared from school, sometimes for whole days. As a result, my grades tanked and I came close to being kicked out of school several times. A friend even wrote on my Facebook profile,“Going to class: You’re doing it wrong.”
Sixteen years later, a podcast episode has finally helped me understand why I felt I had to do it—an answer that also explains why many people grow up without. . .