Oh absolutely—I’m not saying you shouldn’t make your life easier. If you can do grad school without having to work, that’s obviously better. Just that if you start thinking “I can’t do this because X” then you’re less likely to end up doing things at all. Much better to think of it from a positive POV—“I’m lucky enough to be able to study without having to work as well—I would, of course, be able to do both, but I don’t have to and this is better”.
Oh absolutely—I’m not saying you shouldn’t make your life easier. If you can do grad school without having to work, that’s obviously better. Just that if you start thinking “I can’t do this because X” then you’re less likely to end up doing things at all. Much better to think of it from a positive POV—“I’m lucky enough to be able to study without having to work as well—I would, of course, be able to do both, but I don’t have to and this is better”.