Maybe you should take some time out. Maybe not to the extreme of 3 months on multiple vacations but atleast something. Your dad has been shouldering that burden for some time now, I doubt that a couple of months is going to make a difference. I think you should convince yourself that there is a job out there for you and that you should take your time in getting it and not panic too much. Afterall, the most elusive things are those we sought out the most and yet we can't seem to get them.

Same here. I need to do something and i prefer jobs tht allows me to think and requires me to think I tend to get bored with schematic type of jobs that requires me to work like a machine without having to think.

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I used to think im stupid to pay much attention to things that arent related to my field but today im glad of it. Im thankful to my parents for teaching me to read the newspaper and watch news channels since i was very very young. At least now im known as the "know it all" among my friends despite being totally bad grades wise Hopefully that gets me sumwhere.

Then I guess that you must take a leap of faith. Sadly, I too am turning out to be like your dad. The hardworking nature in me has been twisted into a workaholic lifestyle. It is hard for me to resist and I've made several conscious attempts at resisting being a workaholic to no avail.

Probably a week or two. Not more than a month coz by then i'll try to at least land some part time job to survive onlolx

well. workaholic aint bad unless you're neglecting your other responsibilities.

sometimes thinking too much is kinda bad It makes life look so depressing

I think intelligent and well read people like yourself will always find their way because you have an asset that you can't cultivate overnight and it may or may not involve the field that you are studying but it'll help take you places.

True.

But JD u have to be a workaholic coz its your own business

Yeah, thankfully I am a single guy who lives alone and has nobody who minds him being busy all the time.

Ahh but thinkers think and that is their nature. If it is depressing, it is unfortunate but you can only be what you are.

cutejam - are u going to work in your current field before attempting to get 2nd degree?

jerome - that's the word, leap of faith. well, i don't see it that bad. let's say I suddenly find that new XYZ course is worse than my current course, then i can switch back to current field anytime, no? I don't see the reason to get myself stuck in one choice.

Yeah that's very true, at the end of the day, I'm the person who cares the most if we float or sink so I will do everything in my power to make sure we float.

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Added on March 28, 2010, 2:29 amYeah that's a great way of looking at it. I agree.

This post has been edited by JeromeDubois: Mar 28 2010, 02:29 AM

Hopefully. Its necessary for one to be confident of their own capabilities and im learning and practising to be so now . I ended up in biotech when im good in political science, maths, english lit, writing and journalism... My worse and the only non A subject in school was biology and yet i was foolish enough to pursue biotech

-ht.

This post has been edited by toda_erika_II: Mar 28 2010, 02:31 AM

Who conned you into doing that?

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Added on March 28, 2010, 2:32 amUh oh, that means you might have the gene somewhere hidden inside of you waiting to pop out as soon as you start working...

This post has been edited by JeromeDubois: Mar 28 2010, 02:32 AM

yes im gonna work first and then decide where i should head towards Thats my plans at least if life is kind enough to me.
Might want to pursue something in a part time basis or prolly work like hell ,collect money and go full time.

nah. i'm super lazy dude

and very comfortable admitting it too. I like!

I wont blame anyone though, it was all my decision at the end of the day.

but my question was, are you going to work in something related to your current field, or are you going to do something like...more universal one, customer service, executive manager, etc?

Oh then maybe I should ask "who introduced the idea" to you first? Or was it all you and if it was, what were you thinking?