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Do what you love, not what you think is going to get you the big salary. If you love languages or art, there are certainly ways to support yourself and do them
by izztmzzt 13y ago
Do what you love, not what you think is going to get you the big salary.
If you love languages or art, there are certainly ways to support yourself and do them.
I think it's pretty outrageous to say anyone not studying STEM is wasting their time.
Sure, STEM enables our modern infrastructure, but the arts provide the things that just make life better -- movies, stories, music, etc... World would be pretty boring without.
- izztmzzt 13y agoI'm reminded of HN's own Paul Graham and his essay "How to do what you love" http://www.paulgraham.com/love.html http://www.paulgraham.com/love.html
- bobbbinsIII 13y agothe vast majority of people studying humanities degrees do not LOVE the subject. they just choose a certain path after high school that seems interesting. the production of culture has very little to do with what people study at university...
- Iterated 13y agoYup. "Math is hard, I'm going to study psychology! Weeeee!"
- Yhippa 13y agoDo What You Love and Starve? http://www.martynemko.com/articles/do-what-you-love-and-starve_id1380 http://www.martynemko.com/articles/do-what-you-love-and-star...