I totally agree with you about the importance of perspective and deep thinking. I hammer on about those, myself.
But that has to be a fire you already have, something you seek on your own, or all the clever, insightful, Robin Williams-Oh Captain My Captain-heavy university classes in the world won't help you. And if you seek it on your own, you don't need the university classes to find it.
If you seek it on your own you may not need university classes to find it, but it sure is the easiest way to start - have someone who's traveled this way before point out some good starting points.
But that has to be a fire you already have, something you seek on your own, or all the clever, insightful, Robin Williams-Oh Captain My Captain-heavy university classes in the world won't help you. And if you seek it on your own, you don't need the university classes to find it.