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> If you are demotivated, why do you think you will do better studying on your own? Will you be able to create and maintain the motivation? What is it that moti

> If you are demotivated, why do you think you will do better studying on your own? Will you be able to create and maintain the motivation? What is it that motivates you? I've often wondered about this. Right now, I am studying for my exams. And its mostly the stuff that I am not much interested in. I love studying math but I suck at physics and chemistry which keeps bringing me down. I think that when I'll be studying on my own, I'd be focusing on the stuff that I like and is actually important for me. I've recently started doing MIT's introductory CS course on python and I'm really liking it so far. I also enjoy working on the problems after the lessons. So yeah, I think I may be able to do better when I'm learning things that feel intriguing to me. > try to get to the root cause of your lack of motivation this sounds really important but I don't know how to figure that. > you should go to one of the colleges, meet their minimum attendance requirements, study on your own... You're right. This is probably the best course of action for me. It's just that I feel if I had to go to a rubbish college, I should've already done that but even on my second chance I'm not able to improve the situation. I really regret that I wasted so much time. I think that if I study on my own I could get probably quicken things but maybe I'm just trying to escape my problems. And thanks a lot for your response. I really appreciate it!

deepaksurti 7y ago
>> I love studying math but I suck at physics and chemistry You need to figure a way out to do well in your P and C exams as well; simply because even in your future career (full time job, freelancer, startup) there will always be elements that will suck. You could also use this as a test parameter: if you don't give up when the sucky parts strike, that career option could be one for the long haul. >> I really regret that I wasted so much time No point regretting, be careful to not make that a habit. Just figure out why you couldn't do well even on the second chance; fix those. And losing a year or two in life is a normal occurrence; every few years we will lose a year or two but if you put in the effort to learn from those they may actually be the pivotal years of your career. If you think having someone to guide you offline can help; my email is in my profile.

deepaksurti 7y ago

>> I love studying math but I suck at physics and chemistry You need to figure a way out to do well in your P and C exams as well; simply because even in your future career (full time job, freelancer, startup) there will always be elements that will suck. You could also use this as a test parameter: if you don't give up when the sucky parts strike, that career option could be one for the long haul. >> I really regret that I wasted so much time No point regretting, be careful to not make that a habit. Just figure out why you couldn't do well even on the second chance; fix those. And losing a year or two in life is a normal occurrence; every few years we will lose a year or two but if you put in the effort to learn from those they may actually be the pivotal years of your career. If you think having someone to guide you offline can help; my email is in my profile.