This matches my experience studying chemistry after graduating from highschool with 0 effort. Studying chemistry is hard work in a lot of different fields: brut

This matches my experience studying chemistry after graduating from highschool with 0 effort. Studying chemistry is hard work in a lot of different fields: brute force memorization, understanding the intricacies of arcane heuristics with multiple (historically inspired) levels of "reasoning", applying lots of basic math and some higher math, applying some higher math in the context of more modern and somewhat less confusing models, and doing manual work in the lab with all kinds of equipment. It was a lot of fun, but I wasn't ready for the insane amount of work that I needed to put in. For comparisson, I've also done some courses in economics and business administration – 0 effort, just like basic school.