Adin Ross on skipping prom for streaming

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    Adin Ross admitted skipping high school prom and turning down arranged plans just to stream was a massive factor in his success. He describes it as missing out on parties and friends having fun, but says locking in while others play is what builds results. The discipline of grinding over the long haul eventually pays off.

    Transcript (en)

    For the viewers that don't know, you skipped your own high school prom just to stream. In high school, I had some shit lined up, but I didn't do it because I wanted to stream instead. How do you feel like that level of dedication has helped you build something like this? Oh man, I mean, I got chills from that question and not a lot of people know that, but yeah, me skipping my high school prom, man, it's just like one of those things where you miss out on the parties, you miss out having fun, your friends could all be having fun, you know, around you and stuff, but it matters about what you do and locked in and disciplined. And skipping out on things that are fun and making that shit priority to lock in and grind, it'll just pay off eventually. That's just how life works. 100%.