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But you are rewarded for the effort: you're rewarded with knowledge. Whether or not you value that reward depends on the individual.
by nkrisc 5mo ago
But you are rewarded for the effort: you're rewarded with knowledge. Whether or not you value that reward depends on the individual.
- plewd 5mo agoThat's a fair point, and it gets into intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation. Problem is that nearly all students are conditioned to care about external motivators (GPA, parental expectations, etc..) instead of "the joy of learning".
- deadbabe 5mo agoWhat you value personally does not have as much impact on your life as the things people will value about you. In corporate, people value you for the amount of money you can make them.
- nkrisc 5mo agoOn the contrary, I think what you value has the greatest impact on your life, it can be the difference between being happy or completely miserable. Some people spend their lives valuing the wrong things and being unhappy, so much so that it’s a common trope in books and movies.