Thought of the Day: “If I had learned education I would not have had time to learn anything else.” – Cornelius Vanderbilt

Sometimes a few words are enough to shift the way we see the day.
Vanderbilt’s quote isn’t an attack on education—it’s a declaration that life has its own curriculum. You can learn theory, or you can live experience. One isn’t better than the other, but if you only sit in classrooms, you might miss the messy, brilliant lessons life throws your way. Personally, some of my best “education” came from risks, failures, and weird detours—definitely not from a textbook.

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This Thought of the Day and Question of the Day explore Cornelius Vanderbilt’s take on education and ask: Which candy is worse—Peeps or Candy Corn?