You have two options!

Life is Suffering,
But suffering can be overcome.

 

money does not equal happiness! you are mislead my friend!

 

money does indeed equal a comfortable life vs a piece of shit suffering til your 65 and living off little bits of money. any job is a piece of shit no matter what after time so yea.

 

it matters how you look at life. if you enjoy driving around the country in a van with your buddy, living off the earnings of selling tye-dyes, flowers, and weed. then you dont need money and you can still be comfortable. but if you need material possesions to be comfortable and happy, then go for the money. i would much rather go with the van. at least for a little while. i still wanna get married one day

 

I tried number two.
99% of my way through the courses, the particular field I was to be in 'popped' and fell apart. Suddenly there were no job opportunities, and I was outta luck.
That was 3 years ago and I'm just now beginning to get the cash back together to go back for what I wanted to go for/liked in the first place.

 

Hm. I tried both, similar to Grim's story.

With #2, I was disinterested, unmotivated and found myself hating more and more the whole morale of what I was doing. I couldn't somehow materialize within myself what the hell I was doing here, and neither did I give a SHIT about helping or changing society through this means.

If you're indifferent, though, and you DO have discipline to stick to something you do not love, DO IT.

Cash in the bucks (you're so sure of) and then move on to greener pastures - your true passions. It will be a means to an end.

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#1 was/is enjoyable. On a terrible day, I'm still smiling. I agree and can see myself doing something very constructive with it and me grinning like I'm at an amusement park on speed.

 

I'm majoring in psychology. I like the classes, but I know you have to go on to more schooling with such a degree. I want to get a master's in occupational therapy.
AHH I would say that my biggest pet peeve is people who are doing it for the money. I hate that so much. It gets my blood boiled.

 

dude i don't give a shit about money. i have things i want to do in life but if it came back to me being broke i'd be happier than anything living in a shack on the beach and getting my own food and everything and making everything on my own.

 

Yes, and such people ruin and cheapen the environment for people who actually enjoy their field of study.

 

I don't really think "Academic Pursuit" is something that should be state-subsidized.

 

I would go with trying to find a happy medium. There must be a subject you like or liked that has good prospects - major in that and either do a minor in something that really floats your boat or once you got your qualification then stick to it and do the subject you like part time.
As unhippy as it sounds employers love the fact that you are willing to work at something that you don't like for sensible reasons (i.e. plenty of jobs, promotions, more money) because it shows that you are willing to make sacrifices for their companies good over your own. Plus if you are continuing to learn your "unemployable" subject either as a minor or in your own time later then it also shows any employer that although you make sacrifices for the company you also have the ambition to succeed in your chosen field whilst being realistic about prospects.

Not exactly the peace and love way, but until some sorta Utopia is reached you still gotta pay the bills.

 

#1, money will come your way if it's ment to.

 

Ha, I work at Starbucks.

Anyway, I agree with the happy medium concept. I'm going into biology which is something I enjoy (for the most part, I would prefer to be a religion or psychology major!!!) and it will also give me the chance to make a few bucks! (not Starbucks!)

But, if I gotta pick. I say #1. You have to find something you are happy with or you will be miserable! (well duh!)

 

People have to stop looking at their lives success in terms of income and freedom from debt. What price can you put on a life well lived with laughter and learning. As corny as that may sounds there is a point there.

 

plain and simple, go to a state school to save money and get a degree that you will enjoy. If you have a good GPA, then it will be even cheaper. I'm on a 50% scholarship due to a good GPA. I'm doing what I like to do, which is teaching. I will never buy into the whole "go to school for something you'll make uber amounts of money in" that Babylon has attempted to brainwash into us. I'm sorry, I'd rather be poor than join the corporate mess of Babylon.

 

a subject i like

 

a phd is a degree, not a major.

 

A PhD doesn't necessarily need to be done in philosophy. For example, one could get a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in English, Psychology, History, Engineering etc...