The reason I thought of this was I was thinking of my worries about college, and about my future, what job I’m going to get and such. I wanted to be sure I got a job that was well-paying and enjoyable. But I realized I wanted to get such a job only for my own pleasure and enjoyment.
Something interesting I thought about today: If I’m being honest, I could get a job as a Burger King worker making $11 an hour and get my daily needs cared for, just barely at least. But I want to live more comfortably and more enjoyably, so I worry about getting into and paying for college. I make college a priority for the wrong reasons.
My priority is on getting more opportunities so I can get more money to live more comfortably. I think everyone should agree that just living for your own comfort won’t last and is not a good long-term goal. Instead, college should be a tool to get more opportunities to serve others, make a positive impact, or something similar. And if you aren’t going to be able to do any of those things better by getting a university degree in a certain field, it’s probably not best to get that specific degree, because then you’re just seeking your own gain.
For example, the sigma grindset jobs that many influencers support in which you grind 80 hours a week with no free time just racking up more money for yourself are not very helpful to anyone else but you. In the same way a college degree that just lets you get more for yourself is not good either.
This was something I was studying and thinking about today to teach on in a couple of weeks, but I just thought it was interesting enough to share here.