I'm sure that many are sold the idea (and maybe it was true at one time) that the quicker you got into the business the better. It is repeated over and over again - seniority is everything. I'm sure that the idea is sold to spend great amounts of money, get everything you need as quick as possible, get hired as quickly as possible (regardless of experience) and start OJT.
In this line of thinking, those wonderful lazy days of flying to out of the way grass strips to have a picnic with your girl is wasting time and putting you further and further behind in your potential earnings.

USMCFLYR