Because youโre such a good salesman, and if you go work for a company, theyโre going to use you as a salesman. If youโre going to be a salesman, you might as well be selling something worthwhile, like education
Randy PauschRemember how quickly our field [computer science] changes. That's why you want to focus on learning things that don't change: how to work well with other people, how to carefully assess a client's real - as opposed to perceived - needs, and things like that.
Randy Pausch