We will see. As for now, it's the beginning of the school year and there are endless possibilities ahead.
30 August, 2009
The A+ Student
School begins tomorrow. My last year as an undergraduate student. It's a strange feeling, really, having absolutely no idea what my next step will be. The lists I make for myself are hilarious, ranging from studying in France to volunteering in Thailand to abandoning the social sciences and moving back into the arts (how the thought intrigues me!).
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From "Happier" by Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD
ReplyDelete"My philosophy teacher, Ohad Kamin, gave me some advice when I graduated from college and was not sure where I wanted to go: 'Life is short. In choosing a path make sure you first identify those things that you can do. Out of those, select the ones that you want to do. Then, reduce your choice further by zooming in on what you really want to do. Finally, select those things that you really, really want to do- and then do them.' What Ohad did was to create four concentric circles for me, with the inner circle holding in it the pursuits that would make me happiest."
"Time is a zero-sum game, a limited resource. Life is too short to do only what we have to do; it is barely long enough to do what we want to do."
"We can begin the process by asking these three crucial questions: 'What gives me meaning?' 'What gives me pleasure?' 'What are my strengths?' and noting the trends that emerge Look at the answers and identify the areas of overlap.."