I've recently graduated. I had a dream a few days ago where you know how students just stand around in campus and socialize. I realised I never did that sort of thing too much and focused too much on being productive. I never managed to be truly productive. There is something about the setup that just gets in the way of productivity. The hour between classes was always wrought with confusion on how to spend them. Reading a fiction novel, or socializing are not bad things. Just make sure you put in the hard effort your subjects deserve later on. Maybe the pandemic made me miss something that I was supposed to experience in the end semesters.
So inspiring..i can‘t even believe that one person represents so many different talents and artistical facets of life! I have great respect for you as a mathematician and especially as a human.
3:00 That's why I joined university and now I lost that perspective because of unimaginable workload that does not fit my way of learning. I am wasting time to adapt to the system. Thanks for the reminders..... :)
I think the time spent idle is extremely valuable - especially time spent reflecting or wandering in thought. Working at learning and studying for too long at a time has an effect of diminishing returns.. you really need that rest to integrate everything properly
I'm in yr 13 and I just sat my interview for Oxford and this, is really good 😊👍, time to share it to my friends and teachers at Sixth form (i live in London)
I'm a civil engineering student stuck in my uni accomodation and I don't know what to do with my spare time. I also worry if i commit to something too much it might drain away from my studies.
Hi Mr Woo, i really appreciate for your videos i'm a stay home mum have 2 kids in high school. Could you please give some more advise for high school kids. Thank you
Mr Woo, I like the advice you gave about time-to use it wisely, purposefully and thankfully but I would like to know your views about TAFE and apprenticeships/cadetships and education in general. What if you do not want to go to university as you realise it is not for you and you want to go to institutions like TAFE that offer more practical work. Does not going to university make a person a failure in society? Why do so many society members place emphasis on education in the top universities and particular careers especially asian and indian communities? i.e. become a doctor, lawyer, engineer, IT etc. Why do many society members look down on jobs in the quinary industry etc. I know viewpoints are changing and people are adapting to new opportunities but what is your thoughts about any of these? Also, when it comes to education in general, did you ever feel then and when you were in school, that some stuff you learnt was useless-you were never going to use it again-what was the point in learning it at all except for mathematics in your opinion for e.g. writing essays about and studying fictional literature in English? Have you ever thought that some years of your schooling life were a waste? Like I know one has to be grateful that they received an education but there are these thoughts... You see, I'm writing this comment 2 years later, I'm in yr 11 and doing my HSC in 2018 but I feel a bit of negativity towards education as most of the stuff I'm learning I think is waste (in my opinion like learning poetry, fictional literature and technical analysis in English. How is algebra, graphing linear equations and stuff in maths going to help me? The only things I find useful and enjoyable to learn in maths are financial mathematics and maths in society. I do not want just one job-I want to do plenty of things like barista, youtuber, cake designer and decorator, home renovator and decorator, write books, learn and play musical instruments like piano, saxophone etc. I am Indian and have these go to uni expectations, perform well in school or else... god so help me. Essentially, what would you say to a person like me who feels a bit cynical about education?
That's exactly me!! I had to reply to this one.. you know, that feeling when someone shares exact same thoughts!! There are a lot of videos and articles about schools being a waste of time, and it's a worldwide issue. But that doctor-engineer thing, afaik, is indeed an Indian (and Asian) thing. That is guess is because our decisions are intervened by our society especially parents. We are never independent enough to think about life and what we're gonna do with it. We don't get time to take our decisions. We have a well defined procedure to follow, which is designed to give us a job which would earn us money, no matter how boring it is. Edit: check out this channel if you haven't already: the school of Life
well which university you earn your degree is important, it's an achievement. it represents who you were and are going to be. you go get into one so you can tell everyone about it too. and you can find jobs more easily as well.
I was following this and then you said how your university is payed for by taxpayer dollars. We are still working on that in US of A. We are also still working on Universal Healthcare. My country has a terrible selfish streak.
@@cknight3920 yes, they do pay for a substantial amount. I'm a chemistry student, and about 70% of my degree is what we call "commonwealth funded". I will need to pay back the remaining $30,000 or so afterwards, but I'm only obligated to do so once I enter a certain tax bracket. Until then, it just sits there at 0% interest.
