on academic patience

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Has anyone ever had an interest in something, but then you jump to something else?</p>

<p>For example, I have an interest in history, but then the next day may have an interest in something else, like languages, or literature, but then I lose interest in that, and then another day I want to exercise and do something crazy, but then I have like a revelation for an idea for writing an amazing speech about something... blah blah blah?</p>

<p>Does anyone have a lot interests that just come and go? how do you keep the discipline and just stick to something?</p>

2

<p>you immerse yourself in one thing so much that you don't have time to love anything else....</p>

<p>I dunno...</p>

3

<p>I have that, but I also have things I love like band and debate. Those things keep me focused while in ther est of my life I'm bouncing around.</p>

4

<p>It's called being a dilettante.</p>

<p>hooray for vocab!</p>

5

<p>I went through a period when I was immersed in creating websites and making money off the Internet. About a year and half later, I have almost no interest in it anymore.</p>

6

<p>Haha, this happens to me too.</p>

7

<p>having a lot of interests is awesome. it makes you more interesting in conversation :)</p>

8

<p>That’s actually not bad. It keeps things exciting.</p>

<p>I unfortunately am not like you. But I don’t have a passion either. I just do “whatever.”</p>

9

<p>Yeah. And it ends up I suck at everything I try.</p>

10

<p>Yeah, I do. However, all my bouncing around is due to money; that is, I REALLY like History, but I can’t make any money at it so I gave up that interest. I REALLY like science but I can’t make any money as a scientist, and I don’t want to be a doctor. So therefore I ended up choosing lawyer as my future profession. Lots of money, and not an extensive amount of secondary education.</p>