Tom Hruby

It made sense of so much going back as an instructor to see why the curriculum was the way that it was. I mean, let me know if this was your experience going. Well, you got rolled, right? Because you started 264.

It made sense of so much going back as an instructor to see why the curriculum was the way that it was. I mean, let me know if this was your experience going. Well, you got rolled, right? Because you started 264.

It made sense of so much going back as an instructor to see why the curriculum was the way that it was. I mean, let me know if this was your experience going. Well, you got rolled, right? Because you started 264.

So I started in 212 and I graduated with 212. So the experience was a little bit different because when people would quit, I would never see him again. You and you probably got to spend more time around them in that off time in between 264 and 266. Mm hmm. As an instructor, I got to spend a lot of time with people who had quit.

So I started in 212 and I graduated with 212. So the experience was a little bit different because when people would quit, I would never see him again. You and you probably got to spend more time around them in that off time in between 264 and 266. Mm hmm. As an instructor, I got to spend a lot of time with people who had quit.

So I started in 212 and I graduated with 212. So the experience was a little bit different because when people would quit, I would never see him again. You and you probably got to spend more time around them in that off time in between 264 and 266. Mm hmm. As an instructor, I got to spend a lot of time with people who had quit.

And I would try to talk to them, because I was actually fascinated by it. Why? Really, realistically, why? And people will ask me, did you ever consider quitting? And I don't remember a moment where I was thinking, this is it. But I'm also thinking back to 1997. So I'm doing my best to view it through the lens of many decades.

And I would try to talk to them, because I was actually fascinated by it. Why? Really, realistically, why? And people will ask me, did you ever consider quitting? And I don't remember a moment where I was thinking, this is it. But I'm also thinking back to 1997. So I'm doing my best to view it through the lens of many decades.

And I would try to talk to them, because I was actually fascinated by it. Why? Really, realistically, why? And people will ask me, did you ever consider quitting? And I don't remember a moment where I was thinking, this is it. But I'm also thinking back to 1997. So I'm doing my best to view it through the lens of many decades.

Why do some people not consider quitting and why do some people want to give up? Talking with those students, they were in a really low emotional state because they had just given up on, most people would tell you it's their lifelong goal. but they would be really honest. And some of them would say, well, you know, I just couldn't take it anymore. So I had to quit.

Why do some people not consider quitting and why do some people want to give up? Talking with those students, they were in a really low emotional state because they had just given up on, most people would tell you it's their lifelong goal. but they would be really honest. And some of them would say, well, you know, I just couldn't take it anymore. So I had to quit.

Why do some people not consider quitting and why do some people want to give up? Talking with those students, they were in a really low emotional state because they had just given up on, most people would tell you it's their lifelong goal. but they would be really honest. And some of them would say, well, you know, I just couldn't take it anymore. So I had to quit.

And I would ask them, I'd say, well, what do you, what do you mean you had to? And often, well, this instructor was in my face and they were never going to let up. He made me quit. What do you mean he made you? I think what you mean to say is you chose to. Yeah. Because nobody can make you do anything, right? Quitting is optional, regardless of what it is you're trying to accomplish.

And I would ask them, I'd say, well, what do you, what do you mean you had to? And often, well, this instructor was in my face and they were never going to let up. He made me quit. What do you mean he made you? I think what you mean to say is you chose to. Yeah. Because nobody can make you do anything, right? Quitting is optional, regardless of what it is you're trying to accomplish.

And I would ask them, I'd say, well, what do you, what do you mean you had to? And often, well, this instructor was in my face and they were never going to let up. He made me quit. What do you mean he made you? I think what you mean to say is you chose to. Yeah. Because nobody can make you do anything, right? Quitting is optional, regardless of what it is you're trying to accomplish.

And that's a super rough statement because it puts the agency back on the person, which in the world that we live in is the exact opposite of what seems to be the norm. But watching students quit, it's a really... I view BUDs very differently now. It's a laboratory test on quitting. And I wish that there was a way to reverse engineer.

And that's a super rough statement because it puts the agency back on the person, which in the world that we live in is the exact opposite of what seems to be the norm. But watching students quit, it's a really... I view BUDs very differently now. It's a laboratory test on quitting. And I wish that there was a way to reverse engineer.

And that's a super rough statement because it puts the agency back on the person, which in the world that we live in is the exact opposite of what seems to be the norm. But watching students quit, it's a really... I view BUDs very differently now. It's a laboratory test on quitting. And I wish that there was a way to reverse engineer.

If you can figure out why people quit, why can't we reverse engineer that and make people as bulletproof as possible? I think you can, but the reason that it doesn't really get much traction is that it lands on the person absorbing the information and then they have to do really, really, really hard work.

If you can figure out why people quit, why can't we reverse engineer that and make people as bulletproof as possible? I think you can, but the reason that it doesn't really get much traction is that it lands on the person absorbing the information and then they have to do really, really, really hard work.