Its not that impressive honestly. Bachelors of Science in Information Technology. It was just a grind really. I learned 10x more in my first few years of actually doing the work(which I was doing while getting the degree). Most of what I was learning was out of date when I was learning it and the rest was out of date in a few years. I didn't attend MIT or anything. I just needed that paper to get certain jobs at the time. I think the field has changed today and if I were in my twenties now I'd do it different but that was the path back then.

A successful engineer I met once told me that I should approach the craft like this. You aren't the smartest or the most talented but you can work harder than most people in the field if you are willing to do it. You can continually invest in your knowledge and education over time and I have never stopped doing that. I think this applies to life more broadly. If you aren't lazy and are willing to sweat you can make it.