“So often, in our quest to be more popular and t be part of the “in-group,” we lose sight of the things that are far more important…” This means that we focus more on trying to be apart of the “cool kids,” that we block out the things that are more important in life. The quote is succinct to me because right now, in middle school, I want to be a part of a highly honored group than I do my work. I would like to be known as the person who is always doing the right things and still have time to entertain people who compliment me. In the process, I found out that my grades were dropping, and didn’t know why. Reports were coming out in the next few weeks, so I decided to drop everything that was keeping me sidetracked and focus on my work. Turns