I study reproductive psychiatry/madness & maternity from a sociological perspective. lots of difficult parts of academia, but getting to answer my own questions as my job thru deep study, analysis & theorizing is p surreal.
I did a 180Β° academic turnaround when I decided to pick up anthropology (major) and art history (minor) although I'd already finished a bachelor's degree in marketing. I never enjoyed business studies and never gave it my best while at the same time feeling under pressure from my parents because they told me to do it. I got my degree but shortly after felt so empty.
So after some thinking I did what my gut feeling told me and that was to go back to uni and finally study what I truly like to learn about β culture and society (in the broadest sense). It's been the most emancipatory decision I've made in my life and now I finally feel like I'm on my own path instead of someone else's. On top of that, I feel really comfortable around the people I study with and they're all really sweet and inspiring. We read tons and learn to deconstruct, reflect and argue, that way acquiring skills and knowledge for all matters of life. And finally I really care about my studies and do well. I'm really proud of that.
Full disclosure: While I live in Germany and studying is basically free here I know for most Americans on here it would be much harder financially to extend their studies like I did. Still, if anybody reads this who feels drawn to a social or cultural science and feels unhappy with the more conventional path they took because of external pressure β I hope this encourages you to go where you need to go <3 happy to hear from other people's similar experiences
I love the subjects of my degree and taking the time to understand the concepts within them in depth with conscious deliberation makes my heart and mind feel full and happyπ·
I was a genetics professor/scientist and then went into university administration. Got an mba along the way. Now iβm responsible for funding graduate studentsβ education at a university. I love it.
Journalism is dying. Support your local paper. Receive a delivery on weekend mornings. Enjoy with a coffee. Repurpose the paper. Highlight & clip articles to send to friends.
my dad got chatgpt for dummies & has been practicing daily sending my family AI generated texts (side note- English is not his first language so the right prompts are more difficult for him to come up with). seeing this just truly made me melt. heβs observing the world change and making a concerted effort to keep up. just pure
