□espit□th□pre□□uret□confor□toso□ie□al□xpectationsandexcelacade□i□ally□thethree□ri□ndscho□se□ofollo□□□e□□ownp□ths□Theybel□□vetha□true□uccess□ndhappines□□□mef□o□p□rsuingone'□pass□onsandinte□ests,ratherthanblindlyfoll□wingtheherd.<□p> D□spite□hepressur□t□conform□o□o□ietalexpec□□tion□andexcelacademi□ally,thethr□efri□ndschoosetofollowtheir□□□pa□hs.They□□l□□□ethatt□uesucc□ssand□appinesscomefr□mpursu□ngone'spassionsand□nte□e□□s,ratherthan□□indly□ollow□ngthehe□d□□/□> Des□itet□epressuret□□onformtos□c□et□lexpectati□ns□ndexce□a□a□emically,□he□h□eefriendschoo□etofol□o□thei□ownpaths.The□bel□evethat□ruesu□cessand□appinesscomefrom□urs□ingone'sp□ssionsandint□rests,ra□herth□nblin□l□□oll□□□ngtheherd. D□sp□□ethep□e□suretoco□formtosocietalex□ectationsandexcel□cad□mi□ally,theth□e□□rien□schoo□eto□□llowtheirownpaths.□heyb□lievetha□true□u□c□ssandha□pinesscome□rompursuingone'spassionsandinter□sts,rathert□anblin□lyf□l□owingth□herd.<□p> De□□iteth□pre□suretoconformtosocietalex□ectat□onsandexc□□academically,t□ethreefriendschoosetofollowthei□own□at□□.Th□ybel□evetha□truesucc□ssa□dhappines□c□□efromp□rsuing□ne'spass□ons□ndint□rests,ratherthanblin□lyfollowing□h□□e□□. Despitethepressuret□co□formt□societale□pectat□onsandex□elacademically,□h□t□r□ef□□end□c□oos□tofol□owt□eirownpaths□They□elievethat□ruesuccessan□ha□p□nes□□omefrompursuin□one'spassions□nd□n□erests,ratherthanblindlyfoll□wi□gtheherd.□>