Acharya Prashant addresses a second-year engineering student who is anxious about planning for civil services exams years in advance. He explains that worrying about the distant future is a common human tendency used as an escape from present reality. Just as it would be absurd for a five-year-old to stress over tenth-grade board exams, it is counterproductive for a student to fixate on post-graduation plans before even completing their current degree. Such excessive planning consumes mental energy and prevents one from fully exploring the possibilities and learning opportunities available in the present moment.