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Originally Posted by JMononoetoe  Is there anyone out there who has experienced the same thing? What did you do? |
Absolutely. Frankly I'm happy for you because it means you're not going to take the same path I did.
I studied Computer Science and even when I found I wasn't really getting much out of it I persisted until I completed my degree. It took a year longer than it should because I just didn't have the motivation to put in the effort required to get it right from the start.
I worked in IT for 7 years (still here) doing software development, which I did enjoy for a while, but eventually it became far too unfulfilling.
Throughout that time I was experimenting with other things. It's all part of experiencing life. Over the last 3 years I'd spent a lot of time trying to figure out what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, or at least for the foreseeable future, because software development certainly wasn't it.
But it wasn't until I stopped
looking for something and started
observing what I was doing and enjoying. Which was discussing philosophy and psychology, and reading about how the brain works. I realised that one of the things that made me feel most engaged and most focused, was talking with interesting people about those topics.
So that's what I'm doing now, informally and formally as a degree in Psychology, to be followed by a degree in Neuroscience, and I have absolutely no doubt about its suitability for me.
But you know, I think that if I hadn't tried other options I wouldn't be so confident that this is the right one. So I'd suggest you keep trying anything that comes up that sounds interesting, and pay attention to how you feel. Don't be concerned about dropping something that's not working for you. But also, be aware of the
tendency for skills and interest to plateau. Over time you'll form a better image of what's right for you. I don't know of any shortcuts, nor of any way for you to be certain that you'll get there.