De□pi□ethe□ressu□et□confo□mt□soc□e□al□xpectationsa□dexc□lacade□ically,□hethreef□□endschoos□to□□llowtheirow□p□ths.Th□□believethattrue□uccessandhappines□comefrom□ursuin□□ne'spassi□nsand□nterests,r□ther□hanbl□ndly□ol□owi□g□heh□rd. Despi□eth□pre□□u□etoconfor□tosocietalexpec□ation□a□dexcelac□demi□□lly,t□ethreef□i□nds□hoose□ofollowthei□ownp□t□s.The□believe□h□□truesuc□essan□happin□sscomefrompursu□□gone'spass□onsandinter□sts,rat□e□thanblindlyfol□owi□gtheh□rd.□/p□ Despitethepr□ssuretoconform□□socie□alexpectation□a□de□celacad□mical□□,thet□reefrien□sc□oos□t□fo□l□wtheirownpaths.Theybelievethattr□e□□cces□andhappinesscomefrompursuingone'spassion□andinterest□,r□therthan□□□ndlyfollo□ing□heherd. Despit□t□epre□suretoconformtosociet□lexp□□tation□and□xcelacademica□ly,□h□three□riendschooset□f□llo□theirownpaths.Theybelieve□hattr□esuccessandhappin□sscome□r□mp□rsuin□o□e'spas□ionsand□nte□es□s,rath□rtha□blindlyfol□□wi□g□heherd.□□