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Yeah, life happens, and I know what change is like, but from my viewpoint, my interests won't change that much. Maybe one day I won't want to work anymore, but

by creep 8y ago

Yeah, life happens, and I know what change is like, but from my viewpoint, my interests won't change that much. Maybe one day I won't want to work anymore, but I will still want to "do". Doesn't every body want to "do"? I like math. It's kind of hard not to like math once you start liking it, you know? It's a pretty broad thing to be interested in, and could mean a number of different things for my future.

zwkrt 8y ago
If you ever have a child you might find you want to spend more time with her than doing math. This isn't a problem, it's part of being human
r_smart 8y ago
When I was your age I thought I'd always play the guitar. It was inconceivable that I would ever not play the guitar. While I wouldn't go so far as to say I don't play anymore, 23 year old me would be appalled at how little I play. This is just a small example to demonstrate that the things you value now will change. You can't predict how or what will change, but they will :)
Broken_Hippo 8y ago
It isn't that one doesn't like to "do" things or not have interests. It is that the world changes, you change, life changes, and interests evolve and many folks develop new ones. And it seems that you discount the effect these things have on life. It is really easy to say that, "my interests won't change much" when you are on the end of youth. More to the point, though: Your brain hasn't quite stopped developing. You've not reached the change a lot of folks experience in their late 20's. And so on. I mean, I moved countries (permanently) at age 35. (I'm 40 now). I've learned a language (not fluent yet, but still). I've had times where I've simply not had the time and/or the inclination to do much with my main hobby (art), and over the years it has changed vastly. Other things have came and went, no matter how much I enjoyed them at the time. I didn't guess this stuff would happen to me at your age, though. Life happens. There is no point in trying to speculate on these things, especially if they risk keeping you in a set mindset without evaluation over the years.
SketchySeaBeast 8y ago
10 years ago the odds were good you'd say you'd always love comic books and actions figures and hated girls, and that wasn't ever going to change. Mind you, puberty is a drastic change and has a neat way or realigning your priorities, but so does a lot of things.

by creep 8y ago

zwkrt 8y ago

If you ever have a child you might find you want to spend more time with her than doing math. This isn't a problem, it's part of being human

r_smart 8y ago

When I was your age I thought I'd always play the guitar. It was inconceivable that I would ever not play the guitar. While I wouldn't go so far as to say I don't play anymore, 23 year old me would be appalled at how little I play. This is just a small example to demonstrate that the things you value now will change. You can't predict how or what will change, but they will :)

Broken_Hippo 8y ago

It isn't that one doesn't like to "do" things or not have interests. It is that the world changes, you change, life changes, and interests evolve and many folks develop new ones. And it seems that you discount the effect these things have on life. It is really easy to say that, "my interests won't change much" when you are on the end of youth. More to the point, though: Your brain hasn't quite stopped developing. You've not reached the change a lot of folks experience in their late 20's. And so on. I mean, I moved countries (permanently) at age 35. (I'm 40 now). I've learned a language (not fluent yet, but still). I've had times where I've simply not had the time and/or the inclination to do much with my main hobby (art), and over the years it has changed vastly. Other things have came and went, no matter how much I enjoyed them at the time. I didn't guess this stuff would happen to me at your age, though. Life happens. There is no point in trying to speculate on these things, especially if they risk keeping you in a set mindset without evaluation over the years.

SketchySeaBeast 8y ago

10 years ago the odds were good you'd say you'd always love comic books and actions figures and hated girls, and that wasn't ever going to change. Mind you, puberty is a drastic change and has a neat way or realigning your priorities, but so does a lot of things.