Acharya Prashant explains that the primary reason students struggle with studying is their transactional relationship with education. From childhood, individuals are conditioned to view studies as a mere means to an end—such as achieving status, securing a job, or earning money—rather than finding beauty or joy in the process of learning itself. He compares this attitude to using a road only to reach a destination; if one could reach the destination without the road, the road would be discarded. Similarly, students exploit books and knowledge for marks and degrees, leading to a relationship rooted in exploitation rather than love.