/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>1139762
Cultural Studies, Chemical Engineering with CompSci, Applied Biotech. The last one as a MSc. Applying for graduate entry Medicine 2016.

If they don't take me, too bad. but I believe I can make it with what I have already.

I believe STEM degrees aren't a meme, but they aren't needed to make money. It depends how good you are. Not many patents to be made in Cultural Studies, you know. As someone who lacks imagination and genius for novel research, I try to hide in Medicine... it's basically a high brow trade in disguise.

Mechanical Engineering is probably the most sensible major, as it is a producing as well as a proper research area. You can be an entrepreneur, consultant or wageslave. Petroleum Engineering is probably the worst engineering as you'll be an eternal wageslave and work in an extremely boring field. It's a mystery to me why they earn so much.

Economics is a meh degree, because it doesn't give you any skills that let you create something that you couldn't without the knowledge. It's valued higher than Business for its quantitative focus, but at least Business isn't all snake oil.

All STEM degrees are indoor jobs. Even the oil rig Engineer sits inside and does paper stuff.

>>119801
> STEM majors tend to be relatively poor at critical thinking
Absolutely true.
STEM majors are the least intelligent and least critically thinking people I met. If one wanted this, he'd have to check the Philosophy department. Preferably those in the 3rd year, because so many join it without the capacities required to be good at it. Philosophy itself doesn't teach critical thinking either. One either has it or has it not. People learn and understand logic, but they rarely manage to use it intuitively.

>>716422
24.

>>716429
I don't really know what to tell you. I was always very lazy and quite a loner, too. There was always lingering ambition, but it was more dreaming around and not actually doing what was necessary to get there.

When I studied my second degree (Math) and realized I couldn't cut it I started reading self-improvement blogs. Information alone didn't save me.

Where and how did it click? I think quitting video games was really essential. I read some blog posts on that, too. Google "quit video games cold turkey", if you also spend too much time on them. The principles there are true for every bad habit. And that's it: make productivity a good habit and cut the time wasters. Reward yourself with little things: small breaks to enjoy a coffee, listening to music. Reading a book before bed to calm down and stop worying/thinking. 6 hours of sleep minimum, 7 hours maximum. Wake up early. Workout regularly (good for brain and wellbeing. Demotivation itself isn't too bad. You can study and work despite being demotivated. But lack of motivation might lead to depression-like feels. You might begin to stare at walls and feel hopeless. Avoid falling into despair.

I formulated a singular goal. There were many things I wanted to do and I constantly changed my dream profession. I said to myself I'll do a, b and c and then decide what to do afterwards. for me this was an important step to remove the distractions. Realize the necessary steps to reach that goal. Make day plans for every day, don't question that plan.

I also read that keeping a journal is beneficial, but I never had the patience for this.

I think ultimately it was desperation. Back then me and my girlfriend were already making plans to live together. She was studying and I was dropping out once again. My parents cut my money-flow. I was primed for white collar work. I didn't want to "lose". I decided to become an urban monk. And coffee was my rosary. i just followed my routine.

I feel Nightcrawler is my number 1.
I didn't expect it, but that movie is very good. Especially if you are still low in the food chain, think about starting your own business or if you are a freelancer.

I think Nightcrawler inspires all of us to reach a little higher.

Are you drunk?

Just stop having friends. You have us.