College Students Shouldn’t Study Something That They Are Not Passionate About
Introduction:
We all agree that time is the most valuable asset in life, and we should spend it wisely. Most of this time is spent on developing our career or creating a path that connects our passion. We all feel like we are mindlessly wasting our life away if we are not doing something with passion. This feeling is arguably similar when a college student is studying something that they are not passionate about.
One ends up wasting several hours in their career while studying something that one is not passionate about (Dyrbye et al., 2020). The result is becoming a mediocre worker who is only motivated by rewards. Eventually, this practice will cause stress, which might have a lasting effect on one’s health (Jackson & Wilton, 2017).
Without passion in a subject, an individual will run out of motivation eventually. Students will always struggle with attending lectures and to complete assignments, which will make them miserable. Who will want their life to be unhappy? Life is too short to be wretched in studying something you lack passion about. Thus it is better to choose a subject one loves to start with. This also applies to the job after graduation.
Studying a subject which one is passionate about will motivate them to gain valuable skills (Kazi & Akhlaq, 2017). The individual will be driven to succeed with a keen interest in the subject, especially while writing the 12,000 plus thesis, which is stressful enough while you are doing the unit out of practicality.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the university is a major commitment, however, one has to go with their heart and do what they are passionate about. Studying something one loves saves a lot of time and increases happiness in their lives. Life is too short to become unhappy while studying or pursuing a career which one has no interest in.
3 References
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Jackson, D., & Wilton, N. (2017). Career choice status among undergraduates and the influence of career management competencies and perceived employability. Journal of Education and Work, 30(5), 552-569.
Dyrbye, L., West, C., Johnson, P., Cipriano, P., Peterson, C., Beatty, D., … & Shanafelt, T. (2020). An Investigation of Career Choice Regret Among American Nurses. AJN The American Journal of Nursing, 120(4), 24-33.