From my observation, there are three kinds of people in this world:
- Those who know what they like to do, of course: but don’t know anything they would really like to settle on, or study intensely
- Those who are super, crazily passionate about 10,000 different things and don’t know if they could ever settle on one
- Those who know the exact one thing they want and are ready to go and do it.
Chances are, you are one of the first two. If you fall under the latter one instead, congratulations! (I am seething with jealousy.)
The next three posts are going to be a series called “The Three P’s”: Purpose, Passion, and Perseverance, in that order.
Purpose will be directed towards the first type: those who are feeling pressure to “grow up” and pick something to be passionate about, but just don’t really care in the face of just loving the life they lead everyday as a perfectly justified person that does stuff.
Passion will address those “ADHDesque” folks who like everything they do so much that they absolutely cannot imagine picking one thing to do for the rest of their lives (which is the group I identify most strongly with). It will help narrow down different areas of interest till there are just 2 or 3 that you can work on at a given time.
Perseverance is for the last group of people, as well as everyone else after they’ve read the first two entries. It will cover identifying concrete goals, reaching milestone accomplishments, and sticking to what you are doing even when you have nobody behind you pushing.
This series is loosely based off of “The Three D’s” in my new e-book, Life Without College: The Method – which is available in beta till 4/24/14. Please contact me if you would like to stay updated on its official release around 12/01/14!
We also now have a Facebook group called College Rebels | Beyond College | Life Without College | Lifelong Learners. Please join us now to share self-education resources (blogs, articles, opportunities, websites, etc.) ideas, stories, advice, and more with a great community of like-minded individuals!
Stay tuned this weekend, folks!
as a member of group A with just a hint of group B in me, I for one will be looking forward to the next few posts.