I feel so... normal.
You know how I have all of these crazy ideas that would "ruin my life". Example: Not wanting a job.
Well I have been thinking so many normal thoughts lately. Or more normal.
Today I realized how fascinated I am by how people are the way they are today, and why a person is the way they are today.
I feel like that is what I think of a lot. Like why a society does the things they do, and why a person does the action they do. I feel like this is mostly psychology and sociology, but I like to put morals and ethics into it, so that is philosophy. There is also a lot of anthropology and history... even geography, linguistics... science. Pretty much every subject.
But I like to look at more of the philosophical ways of things. Like looking at a person's philosophical view points, or a society's morals. I like looking at laws too. Like why a law is the way it is, the history of law and the ethics in law.
Of course, I love education. I feel like school is one of the biggest, if not the biggest influence on our culture today in western society. That is why school is interesting to me. The morals with school, our school system with laws, our teacher's... pretty much anything.
I mean, these things are all really interesting to me. I just don't know what to do with them.
Well, I know I really want to study philosophy, sociology, education, psychology, history and law. But I can't seem to find a career to do this with. I mean, I have stated this in every blog for the past 5 months or so, but getting a job and getting paid is a social norm. You are expected to do so. As I have finally accepted the fact that if I want to live in this society, I probably need money, I need a job.
I don't expect myself to get a "normal" job. I don't even expect myself to get a job. I have always seen myself working for myself.
Like I don't want to go into an office from 9-5 and do something. Or like when I wanted to be a psychologist, I don't want to have a certain workday to help patients. I want to work long and hard on a couple of projects, on my own, and then present them for money. For example, writing a book or painting a picture. You work on your own schedule and then you have a finished project that you can sell.
I don't know. I wish I could be a full time student. I am thinking again towards getting a PhD in Education.
There are a couple of reasons why I have sparked this whole thinking about things thing again. Oh shit, I don't even know what I'm talking about.
But I got accepted into my top choice university for Honours Philosophy with orientation to teaching. I am planning on doing a double major, but you don't apply into 2 subjects. Now I am like... what subject do I want to double major with? Right now I am aiming towards psych, sociology or political science. Here are my arguments for and against each:
Psychology:
Pros- I like looking at people's minds and the reasons why people do the things they do, and how the mind is sort of shaped and formed.
Cons- There aren't too many, it's just that I don't really aim to any specific career here.
Sociology:
Pros- Pretty much the same for psychology, but I like looking at societies and the way they are formed. I like looking at the history of societies and what caused their downfalls and where they were the best. I like looking at the way things are run in society today, like law and education, which connects to my other loves.
Cons- I would miss psychology, focusing on individual minds rather than groups of people.
Political Science:
Pros- I like looking at laws and why they are the way they are, and relating them to societies. I might go into politics, so have a BA in Political science would look good.
Cons- I could just read the newspaper and study books, and I sort of just want poli sci just for the glamour of the degree, which is not me at all.
I don't have to choose... at least for another year and a half or so. But it just consumes my mind with all of these things.
At least I get education! With OTT I get a 1st year course intro to teaching. I think I'll love it. Or I hope I will.
The reason why I named this blog "scared straight- the most normal" is because I feel so "normal" lately. Not exactly conformist, just more like an average person. What a concept. An average person.
It's just the fact that I get accepted into university, and I-I don't know. I better get back to my history essay.
I am loving this essay. I want to do more things like this! Looking in depth at primary sources to create my own ideas and analysis of things. This is related to philosophy, this history essay. I don't know. I have to do boring things like citing it now. So boo. Citing is stupid. I think if somebody comes up with an idea and shares it, that idea then belongs to the world. I shouldn't have to credit anyone. Especially when like 100 other people have the same idea. It's just a common sense thing then. Ugh.
You know how I have all of these crazy ideas that would "ruin my life". Example: Not wanting a job.
Well I have been thinking so many normal thoughts lately. Or more normal.
Today I realized how fascinated I am by how people are the way they are today, and why a person is the way they are today.
I feel like that is what I think of a lot. Like why a society does the things they do, and why a person does the action they do. I feel like this is mostly psychology and sociology, but I like to put morals and ethics into it, so that is philosophy. There is also a lot of anthropology and history... even geography, linguistics... science. Pretty much every subject.
But I like to look at more of the philosophical ways of things. Like looking at a person's philosophical view points, or a society's morals. I like looking at laws too. Like why a law is the way it is, the history of law and the ethics in law.
Of course, I love education. I feel like school is one of the biggest, if not the biggest influence on our culture today in western society. That is why school is interesting to me. The morals with school, our school system with laws, our teacher's... pretty much anything.
I mean, these things are all really interesting to me. I just don't know what to do with them.
Well, I know I really want to study philosophy, sociology, education, psychology, history and law. But I can't seem to find a career to do this with. I mean, I have stated this in every blog for the past 5 months or so, but getting a job and getting paid is a social norm. You are expected to do so. As I have finally accepted the fact that if I want to live in this society, I probably need money, I need a job.
I don't expect myself to get a "normal" job. I don't even expect myself to get a job. I have always seen myself working for myself.
Like I don't want to go into an office from 9-5 and do something. Or like when I wanted to be a psychologist, I don't want to have a certain workday to help patients. I want to work long and hard on a couple of projects, on my own, and then present them for money. For example, writing a book or painting a picture. You work on your own schedule and then you have a finished project that you can sell.
I don't know. I wish I could be a full time student. I am thinking again towards getting a PhD in Education.
There are a couple of reasons why I have sparked this whole thinking about things thing again. Oh shit, I don't even know what I'm talking about.
But I got accepted into my top choice university for Honours Philosophy with orientation to teaching. I am planning on doing a double major, but you don't apply into 2 subjects. Now I am like... what subject do I want to double major with? Right now I am aiming towards psych, sociology or political science. Here are my arguments for and against each:
Psychology:
Pros- I like looking at people's minds and the reasons why people do the things they do, and how the mind is sort of shaped and formed.
Cons- There aren't too many, it's just that I don't really aim to any specific career here.
Sociology:
Pros- Pretty much the same for psychology, but I like looking at societies and the way they are formed. I like looking at the history of societies and what caused their downfalls and where they were the best. I like looking at the way things are run in society today, like law and education, which connects to my other loves.
Cons- I would miss psychology, focusing on individual minds rather than groups of people.
Political Science:
Pros- I like looking at laws and why they are the way they are, and relating them to societies. I might go into politics, so have a BA in Political science would look good.
Cons- I could just read the newspaper and study books, and I sort of just want poli sci just for the glamour of the degree, which is not me at all.
I don't have to choose... at least for another year and a half or so. But it just consumes my mind with all of these things.
At least I get education! With OTT I get a 1st year course intro to teaching. I think I'll love it. Or I hope I will.
The reason why I named this blog "scared straight- the most normal" is because I feel so "normal" lately. Not exactly conformist, just more like an average person. What a concept. An average person.
It's just the fact that I get accepted into university, and I-I don't know. I better get back to my history essay.
I am loving this essay. I want to do more things like this! Looking in depth at primary sources to create my own ideas and analysis of things. This is related to philosophy, this history essay. I don't know. I have to do boring things like citing it now. So boo. Citing is stupid. I think if somebody comes up with an idea and shares it, that idea then belongs to the world. I shouldn't have to credit anyone. Especially when like 100 other people have the same idea. It's just a common sense thing then. Ugh.
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