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Martian · 06-29-2011, 03:17 PM

WARNING: Some of my views run counter to conventional wisdom. I am not liable in any way, shape or form for the consequences of following my advice.

I'm kind of against going to school for the sake of going. I mean, sure. It's one option. It's an incredibly expensive option and if you don't happen to luck out and pick the right program you're going to saddle yourself with a whole pile of debt to be in exactly the same position four years from now. Get the idea of going to college (full time, at least) out of your head for now. You can tackle that when it's actually going to help you complete your objectives.

You've got a lot going for you right now. You're young, single, (I'm assuming) childless. You may have a lease but I bet you don't have a mortgage. You're old enough to be independent but not so old that you've started weighing yourself down with a whole pile of commitments and obligations. You've got, what? A twelve month lease and a cell phone contract? You're in a prime position to do whatever the hell you want. Figure something out.

Options are:

* Join the army
* Take courses at the adult ed centre or do distance learning
* Start learning a trade
* Move to another city
* Move to the other side of your country
* Get a new job
* Learn a new language
* Volunteer for a non-profit

Stop moaning and start experimenting. Go out there and find some new experiences. If you're in a major city (and I'm pretty sure Seattle counts) you've got them all around you. Start looking. You'll figure out a direction for yourself as part of the process of figuring out what kind of person you really are. You'll also land on a dozen hare-brained ideas that turn out miserably, but that's part of the process.

Nike that shit up. Just Do It.

06-29-2011, 03:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	WARNING: Some of my views run counter to conventional wisdom. I am not liable in any way, shape or form for the consequences of following my advice. I'm kind of against going to school for the sake of going. I mean, sure. It's one option. It's an incredibly expensive option and if you don't happen to luck out and pick the right program you're going to saddle yourself with a whole pile of debt to be in exactly the same position four years from now. Get the idea of going to college (full time, at least) out of your head for now. You can tackle that when it's actually going to help you complete your objectives. You've got a lot going for you right now. You're young, single, (I'm assuming) childless. You may have a lease but I bet you don't have a mortgage. You're old enough to be independent but not so old that you've started weighing yourself down with a whole pile of commitments and obligations. You've got, what? A twelve month lease and a cell phone contract? You're in a prime position to do whatever the hell you want. Figure something out. Options are: * Join the army * Take courses at the adult ed centre or do distance learning * Start learning a trade * Move to another city * Move to the other side of your country * Get a new job * Learn a new language * Volunteer for a non-profit Stop moaning and start experimenting. Go out there and find some new experiences. If you're in a major city (and I'm pretty sure Seattle counts) you've got them all around you. Start looking. You'll figure out a direction for yourself as part of the process of figuring out what kind of person you really are. You'll also land on a dozen hare-brained ideas that turn out miserably, but that's part of the process. Nike that shit up. Just Do It. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame