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Then write essays that matter. Every assignment is an opportunity for greatness. The same is true after school too; every project is an opportunity for greatness.

That's what I usually try to do. It's the ones on literature that get me. There's not much to be said about a play by Shakespeare.

http://www.orwell.ru/library/reviews/tolstoy/english/e_tas

(Briefly, it's an essay on someone who disparaged Shakespeare, but was ignored and forgotten.)

Why did you link this?

Are you serious? Not much to be said about a play by Shakespeare? Maybe you should try re-reading one.

Treat school like your day job. You only have to be there like 6 hours a day, 5 days a week - it's a pretty easy job.

Hopefully, people don't mistake "don't waste your time" for "don't ever invest for a long-term goal".

How do you know that? post them on the internet, I'm sure someone will read them.