S., too, believed that one should do things the other way round. I have a suspicion that this was brought about by the music he used to listen to 24/7.
But S. himself never admitted that. He preferred to think it was all his incredible book smarts. Which, naturally, was not the case.
His book smarts were a myth invented by his university lecturer. S. came to believe it so firmly that he decided to stop reading books altogether.
Of course, he had read quite a few books, but it did not pave the way for some outstanding book smarts to speak of. However, come to think of it, a well-read person is book-smart.
At any rate, he was reluctant to do things the way they were done. He wanted to do the exact opposite.
Needless to say, he was absolutely right.
Indeed, some may argue that it was nowhere near the desirable outcome, that the results were so-so. But it is plain to see that everything turned out the way S. had predicted.
He would tell everyone, 'I told you so.'Yet, while he was in the right, no one accepted that. Perhaps they grew tired of his obstinate ways.
S. went out to the mountains for a while.

by I. Malkin