Scholarship was one thing, drudgery another. I very soon concluded that nothing would induce me to read, let alone make notes on, hundreds and hundreds of very, very, very boring books.
... life is short and the world is wide
Christ asked for everything he got.
Art for art's sake, money for God's sake.
I loved the Army as an institution and loathed every single thing it required me to do.
Since life is short and the world is wide, the sooner you start exploring it, the better.