I mean, yeah it's all a curve.

However, I have noticed another effect of "it only gets harder."

Academically, I have some huge aspirations. School/work/life is absolutely brutal and I sacrifice more than many would be willing to in order to set myself up for the best chance of success while I'm in pursuit of these crazy ambitions.

I noticed that initially, everyone was on board. "That's awesome man. Yeah you should totally do that." The closer I get though, the more people that are converted into the devil's advocate. Almost as if they're trying to entice me to quit. It's pretty wild. Lucky for me, I'm stubborn so external pressure doesn't have quite the same influence.