Jan 18 (edited) • ✍️ Homework
Homework Day 2
"I got arrested and expelled from Catholic school in 7th grade. Some sixth graders took my food out of the microwave, and I'd just been paintballing for the first time, so I made some comment about taking them out on the paintball course. I was 12. Columbine had just happened and I didn't even know what that was - I was in Bend, Oregon. They called me to the office before swim practice and then arrested me. My parents picked me up and took me to get pizza, but I still got expelled a week or so later."
Curiosity Hooks
1. "Everyone thinks the system protects you. Here's what I learned at 12."
- How getting arrested made me an entrepreneur
2. "I thought following the rules would keep me safe - until I got expelled from Catholic school."
- How I learned context doesn't matter to institutions
3. "How I built a business without ever asking permission."
- Why I stopped waiting for approval
Knife-Edge Hooks
1. "I almost let that arrest define me. Instead, I used it as fuel."
- How getting arrested became my edge
2. "I almost became a rule-follower. Instead, I questioned everything."
- Why I stopped trusting authority
3. "I almost lost my confidence at 12. Instead, I stopped asking permission."
- How expulsion taught me to build my own path
Refusal Hooks
1. "I refused to trust authority. I chose to question everything."
- How skepticism became my superpower
2. "No to asking permission. Yes to building my own thing."
- Why I don't wait for approval
3. "Never again 'follow the rules.' From now on, make your own."
- How getting expelled taught me the game is rigged
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Homework Day 2
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