If i've got correct goals, and if i keep pursuing them the best way i know how, everything else falls into line. If i do the right thing, i'm going to succeed.”

Dan Dierdorf

What i think the Dan is trying to say is that the only thing that you should be focusing on is your education. The more that you will forget about something then the more you will be focusing on education. Never think that something dumb will be better to do first. Always start with education and end with education. So there is no way that something bitter had to be first then education.  Do something fun but finish your educational stuff first.